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Id co m es after a month
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of fasting, called Ramzan.
On this da y pe op le wear
new clothes an d go to Sikhs ha ve te n gurus. Their
mosques. They greet birthdays ar e ce le br at ed
ea ch other "Id Mubarak" . as Gurup ur ab s. People go
A special dish called to gurudwara to pray. Th
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Sewaiyan is cooked on ea t fo od from a co m m on
this day. kitchen ca lle d langar.

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Id is celebrated twice in one
1. Meethi Id (Id- ul-fitr) year.
2. Bakri Id (ld-ul-zuha}

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festivals th at are ce le br at
country. They are ce le br at ed all over the
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r. , O c to b e r. On this
August e v e ry yea
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India b e c a m e d a y M a h a tm a
c e le b ra te d o n 26 ) er
ar. free from British Gandhi, the "Fath
January e v e ry ye rule on this d a y s
' India fo rm e d its
Rule Book o n this
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r 1947 . (
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o f th e Nation " wa
born . A special
National flag is prayer m e e ti n g
d a y in th e y e a r
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hoisted a t Red Fo
Delhi. People sing
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( p a ra d e is taken
out G h a t (Samadhi o
National a n th e m
a t Rajpath, N e w Gandhiji) a t New
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Delhi on J a n u a ry fr e e d o m fighters
. Delhi.
26 every year.

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