Encyclopaedia of Great Festivals

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A festival is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some unique aspect of that community. Among many religions, a feast or festival is a set of celebrations in honour of God or Gods. A feast and a festival are historically interchangeable. However, the term "feast" has also entered common secular parlance as a synonym for any large or elaborate meal. When used as in the meaning of a festival, most often refers to a religious festival rather than a film or art festival. Fairs and festivals are moments of remembrance and commemoration of the birthdays and great deeds of Gods, Goddesses, Hero’s, Heroine’s, Gurus, Prophet’s and Saints. Festivals are awaited with interest and celebrated with great enthusiasm. Festivals have become a reason for meeting place of the people, and the common language shared of human experience, the perception of the larger world as the larger family. They encourage the outward vision and generosity of heart and mind, a true celebration of life in every way. Festivals have forever been and will forever be a celebration that is an exaltation and reaffirmation of life itself. This study Encyclopaedia of Great Festivals intends to bring to fore many authoritative readings on festivals.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR K.L. Chanchreek

K.L. Chanchreek is a great scholar and Indologist, academician and cultural activist, linquist and folklorist, poet and litteratueur, biographer and bibliographer. Born in delhi (1933) and educated at Agra, Delhi and Punjab Universities (1952-1957), he served in various capacities under the Government of India as Research Assistant, Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology and later Member, Experts Advisory Committee, Chief Librarian, M/o Commerce and Industry, General Manager, Modern Food Industries (A govt. of India Undertaking) Chief Editor, Collected Works of Dr. Ambedkar (Dr. Ambedkar Foundatioin, Govt. of India), and Academic Adviser, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School of Social Sciences, Bundelkhand University. He has edited several literary and social journals. He has also written an compited books and research publications on a wide range of subjects like Jainology, Buddism, literature, library and information science folklore, Dalit movement, international nad current affairs as well as on national leaders. He has nearly four dozen titles to his credit both in Hindi and English brought out by the leading publishers and Government departments.