How religious celebrations are connected to you?

I celeberate almost nothing in my residence. But I like celeberations in my locality. The Diwali candles and Holi color definitely cheer. so do the X'as celebrations.

I don't celebrate all the festivals, but at home I observe ganesh puja, celebrate durga puja by visiting a kalibari or nearby puja pandal and enjoy diwali too, though I don't like the noise made during diwali celebrations. But with festival season on, it does bring a smile on our faces...with so much happening in our society and around.

Once I used to relish every festival irrespective of religions. Be it Deepavali or Christmas or Mohurrum. With the same fervor and elation.. Because at that time festivals and religious occasions were performed as they were supposed to be. There was peace, tranquility and religious serenity used to prevail in the air.
Now ? All chaos, noise and record dances in all their vulgarity. In the Puja pendals, Krishna is made to look like Rajanikant. Ganesha looks like Circus Buffoon. A festival or to that matter any religious occasion is a nightmare to the people in the locality. All the day and night blaring mikes with vulgar Hindi and Telugu songs will attack your eardrum. So, now, in these conditions I had dissociated myself with religious and festival occasions.

Festivals are much more than just religious functions because each region has a different tradition and way of celebrating festivals. It is in fact a cultural event that need to be preserved.We as individuals need such celebrations to keep our tradition, culture and a way of life going and alive, handing it down to future generations....Here religious significance becomes secondary , it is the joy that we get out of celebrating the day that is far more satisfying and important ..

To be very honest I am not a religious type so I celebrate them for the sake of my family members. The time was I spent Holi in my room reading books and Diwali sitting in my drawing-room waiting for guests.

I don't celebrate festivals like others, For me festivals are not special time I just celebrate for the sake of my kids.

I have nothing against any religious festival but yes, Durga puja is a celebration time especially because of meeting people at the pandals, have feast and I must not ignore the fact that I love to offer special prayer to Goddess Durga on the day of Ashtami. Bhai Dooj is another occasion when it's just a happy family time. Having fun among brothers and sisters along with the parents and guardians make the day all the more special. For me Holi is good to watch on television or from far away but sometimes when I am forced to play, I never become a spoil sport though never enjoy it wholeheartedly. Diwali is definitely a great time to watch firecrackers all around. Though I never got an opportunity to get extremely involved in the celebration of Christmas, Eid and so on, I definitely respect the charm attached with it.   

I celebrate few festivals like holy, diwali. 

Celebration of festivals is our tradition and culture. We Indian are festival lovers. In my area Punjabi and Hindu is in mazority. So we celebrate all festivals like Deepawali, Holi, Lohri, Gurunank Jayanti.

Religious celebrations are fun times together with family and a chance to catchup with everyone.

Religion is a human concept. Festivals have no religion. They are occasions for get-together of the family members settled in different places and a time to enjoy the company of friends irrespective of their religions. Christmas, Bakrid, Navaratri, Onam,…. I enjoy all with the same spirit.

Same to you.. 

This is the time I feel most relaxed and enjoy with family members and friends. Honestly we at our home also celebrate festivals of other religion.. it just feels good.

Religious celebrations are a time when we get together. Also the peace of that atmosphere is of a different plane. I like that peace.