Hindu Festivals:

What do Hindus celebrate and

commemorate?
World Religions
Richard Smart
Oakland Mills High School
 Warm up

In your journals:
Identify the names of as many festivals as
you can from Classical Polytheism,
Zoroastrianism, Judaism and Christianity.
What are the most important attributes of
religious festivals?
 Understanding Festivals
You are going to create two discussion posts
describing a Hindu festivals.
1. Follow the following link to choose and research your
festivals:
• Pick one of Diwali, Holi or Thaipusam or two of
any of the others.
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism /
2. Include the following in your post (use the discussion
forum below).
• Text & Images
• Key facts about the festival
• Significance of the festival
 Conclusions

Look over the posts produced by your

classmates by scrolling down the forum.

Which is the best post?

What is most interesting about Hindu
festivals?