EVS notebook notes of L.11

11. Festivals

v   New words

1.celebrated       

2. festivals      

   3. independence

   4. hoist

   5. regulation       

   6. practice       

7. parade

8. anniversary  

9. bonfire      

10. splashed

   11. Onam             

12. Pongal       

   13. decorated     

    14.traditional 

   15. organised

16. attraction     

 17. harvest     

18. worshipped

19. jaggery           

20. Tamil Nadu

v   Fill in the blanks: -

       1.Mahatma Gandhi is called The Father Of the Nation.

 2.India got freedom from British Rule on 15August,1947.

 3.Our National Anthem has been written   

    by Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagore.

4.  Our country’s rules and regulations were  

       put into practice on 26 January 1950.

 5. Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on 2^nd October.

v  Answer the following:-

   Q1.Why do we celebrate Onam?

Ans. We celebrate Onam because this day marks the home coming of King Mahabali.

    Q2.Name any two harvest festivals .

Ans.(Students will write by their own.)

    Q3.Where is Pongal celebrated and    how?

Ans. Pongal is celebrated in Tamil Nadu by worshipping the sun and the cow.

v  HW

1.           Prime Minister of India –

2.           President of India –

3.           Full name of Gandhiji –