Jammu and Kashmir celebrates several festivals. The festive season begins with Lohiri which marks the end of the cold season. Dance and music goes on for several hours around the bonfire by young boys and girls. Holi is celebrated by people of all he com munities where people spray colors on each other. Jammu is crowded during Maha Navratri with pilgrims returning from Vaishna Devi mandir. Other festivals celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir are Guru Ravi Das s birthday, Navroz, Eid, Diwali, Mahavir Jayanti and Buddha Poornima. For more information on Jammu and Kashmir visit http://www.jkonline.in/about 

जम्मू और कश्मीर के त्यौहारों के बारे में हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए यहां क्लिक करें

List of Festivals in Jammu and Kashmir

New Year's Day
Lohiri
Makar Sankranti
Maha Shivratri
Holi
shab-e-mira
Chaitra Navratri
Ram Navam
Mahavir Jayanti
Shab-E-Barat
Ramadan (Roza)
Buddha Poornima  
Jamat-Ul-Vida
Eid-ul-Fitr
Bakra Eid
Raksha Bandhan
Krishna Janamashtami
Parsi New Year
Muharram
Maha Navratri
Maha Navami
Dussehra
Milad-Un-Nabi
Diwali
Bhai Dooj
Jhiri mela
Kartik Purnima 
Christmas Day 

 

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