About
Punjab:-
The word “Punjab” is made up of two Persian
words -Panj- and -Aab-. Panj means five and Aab means water. This name was
probably given to this land possibly in an era when this region came into close
contact with Persia. The Punjab was known as land of five rivers because of the
five rivers that ran through it. They are Jhelum, Ravi,Beas, Sutlej and Chenab.
Prior to Persian period this region was known by different names at different
times. Probably, at the height of its glory it was known as Sapta Sindhu, land
of the seven rivers, namely Sindhu (Indus), Vitasta (Jehlum), Asuhi (chenab),
Purshin (Ravi), Vipasa (Beas), Satadru (Satluj) and Saruri (Saraswati). The
last one is a dried up stream now and its traces are found in the present
seasonal streams that flow near Pehowa in Haryana.
Fairs
And Festivals:-
Diwali means festival of
lights (from Sanskrit dipamala or dipavall meaning rows of lamps or nocturnal
illumination), is observed all over India on amavasyia, the last day of the
dark half of the lunar month of Kartika (October-November).
Baisakhi On this memorable day
(March,30 of A.D.1699) , Guru Gobind Singh Sahib called a big meeting at
Kesgarh Sahib near the City of Anandpur Sahib.Between fifty toeightythousand
Sikhs attended this meeting. When all were expecting to hear words of comfort.
Hola Mahalla or simply Hola is a Sikh festival,
which takes place on the first of the lunar monthof Chet, which usually falls
in March.This follows the Hindu festival of Holi; Hola is the masculine form of
the feminine noun Holi.
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