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Famous Festival of Odisha

• Raja
  
• Prathamastami
• Nuakhai
  
• Ratha yatra
  
• Kartik Purnima

RAJA

• Raja Parba is a three-day festival of womanhood celebrated in Odisha. 

• On this occasion, people enjoy by cooking traditional delicious, relishing paan, playing cards and other games with family and friends.

• First day of this Festival called "pahili Raja" in which people do all types of preparation for the festival.

• Second day is called “Raja Sankranti” which signifies beginning of the solar month of Mithuna(June/July) from which the season of rains starts.

• Third day is called “Bhumi Dahana”  in which people take a break from their routine work to relax and enjoy.

• The Raja Sankranti day is also called the ‘Swing Festival’ because of the many varities of swings that are hung from tree branches.

• Girls play on these swings while singing folk songs.There are four types of swings named as Ram doli, Charki doli, Pata doli & Dandi Doli.

Importance of RAJA Parba

• Raja is  considered as menstruating period of Mother Earth, which is a sign of fertility.

• During this period all agricultural operations remain suspended as a mark of respect towards the Earth.

• It is the Festival of the unmarried girls, the potential mothers.

        
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     Dipti