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Celebrating New Year? This can make it more Amazing!

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 ORIGIN There are two stories about the origin of New Year:-   1st story - New Year wasn’t always celebrated on 1st Jan. The earliest New Year celebrations date back to about 4,000 years ago. At that time, the people of ancient Babylon began their New Year in March. They had an 11-day celebration at the beginning of Spring as the crops were being planted for the upcoming year. 2nd story - New Year on 1st January was declared by Julius Caesar, the Roman emperor. He declared 1st Jan as a national holiday after the name of the god Janus, the Roman God of doors and gates. Janus had two faces one looking forward and the other looking back. FACTS 1.) North America - People celebrate New Year by gathering family and friends for parties. Sometimes, meals and spectacular firework displays are also on. 2.) Greece - a gold or silver coin is mixed in the cake called a Vasilopita. The person receiving the piece of cake with the coin is said to be lucky for the rest of the year. 3.) Spain ...
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NAVRATRI SERIES: DAY 1-> SHAILPUTRI

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 Mata Shailputri is the Daughter of Mountain (Himalaya). The Mantras are:  ॐ देवी शैलपुत्र्यै नमः॥ वंदे वाद्द्रिछतलाभाय चंद्रार्धकृतशेखराम | वृषारूढां शूलधरां शैलपुत्री यशस्विनीम् || या देवी सर्वभूतेषु माँ शैलपुत्री रूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः|| "I pay my VANDANA/obeisance to the DIVINE MOTHER SHAILA-PUTRI, who bestows upon the choicest boons to the devotees. The moon in the crescent form is adorned as the crown on her forehead. She is mounted on the bullock. She holds a lance in her hand. She is Yashasvini - the CELEBRATED MOTHER DURGA." The weapons of Mata Shailputri are the Trident (Trishul) and Cattle-stick. The mount of Mata Shailputri is Cow (Gau). She is the daughter of Himavan (The Mountain King) and Menavati (The Mountain Queen) and a manifestation of the Hindu Mother Goddess Durga. She is the first of the NAVADURGA worshiped during the first day of Navratri and a reincarnation of Goddess Sati (also known as Parvati). Goddess Shailaputri (...
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