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strong because the people born in one state can Festivals
live and work in another. All communities have their particular festivals; for

Unity in Social Diversity example, Diwali, Dussehra, Holi etc. for the
Hindus; Eid, Muharram etc. for the Muslims;
We can find different types of diversities and the Gurupurab, Baisakhi etc. for the Sikhs; Christmas,
underlying unity in them in our society.
Good Friday etc. for the Christians. Yet many of
Dress them have acquired secular outlook. We can see
people of all communities celebrating Diwali,
People in different states wear different types of
dresses, yet they are all Indians. Holi, Eid, Christmas etc. together. Moreover,
many social festivals are celebrated by all Indians
together, like New Year Day.

Diwali Eid Christmas
In addition to them, there are national festivals,
the very purpose of which is to strengthen unity
among all Indians; these are—Independence Day,
Republic Day, Gandhi Jayanti etc.

People of different states
Food
People in different states eat different types of
foods, yet they are all Indians.
Customs and Traditions

A large number of customs and traditions are
followed by the people of different regions and Independence Day Republic Day Gandhi Jayanti
religions, yet they are all Indians.
Quiz Time
Dance Forms
There are a large number of Write True or False :
dance forms practised in 1. All communities have their particular festivals.
India. They are broadly of _________
two types— classical and folk.
Though different classical 2. People in different states wear same clothes.
dance forms are practised in _________
different states, yet they show Bhangra
a unity of purpose; all of 3. Christmas is the festival of Sikhs. _________
them are dedicated to Lord 4. Hindi is Devnagri script is the official language
Krishna. Folk dances are of India. _________
peculiar to states, yet many of 5. The people of India speak different languages.
them have attained national
status, like Bhangra and _________
Dandia. Dandia
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