Q1.
Do you celebrate any festivals in your family or community related to the Sun or the Moon? What do you call them in your language?
Answer
Find out first, then write. This answer must be your own family’s.
- Ask your mother, father or grandparents which festivals at home depend on the Sun or the Moon.
- Ask two questions about each one — What do we call it in our language? and Is it on a full-Moon day, a no-Moon day, or a Sun day?
- Write the name in your own language first, then in English.
Sample answer:
| Festival | Sun or Moon | Names used in different places |
|---|---|---|
| Makar Sankranti | Sun | Pongal, Magh Bihu, Uttarayan, Lohri |
| Chhath Puja | Sun | Chhathi Maiya, Surya Shashthi |
| Diwali | Moon — no Moon in the sky | Deepavali, Deepawali |
| Karva Chauth | Moon | Karwa Chauth |
| Rakshabandhan | Moon — full Moon | Rakhi, Nariyal Poornima |
| Guru Poornima, Buddha Poornima | Moon — full Moon | Poornima, Purnima |
| Eid | Moon — first night after a New Moon | Eid-ul-Fitr, Chand Raat |
Why so many festivals follow the sky: Long before there were printed calendars, people fixed their dates by what they could see — the shape of the Moon and the journey of the Sun. Many of those dates are still kept today.
Tip: Write each festival name in your own script as well as in English. Pongal and पोंगल name the very same day.