Mahavir Jayanti
Vardhaman Mahavir , born a prince in 599 BC, renounced worldly life at the age of 30 and undertook austere penance till he achieved realisation. Not satisfied with keeping the knowledge of the highest good to himself, he spread the message of salvation to the world. Thus started the faith of the `Jinas' or victors of the soul. On the day of Mahavir Jayanthi the birth anniversary of Mahavir, many members of the community perform the rite of `abhishek' and make offerings of milk, rice, fruit, incense, lamps and water to the tirthankar. Some sections of the community even participate in a grand procession.
Buddha Purnima
Buddha Purnima commemorates not just the birth of Buddha, but also his enlightenment and death. All the three events took place on the same day, the full moon night of Vaishakh.
Bakri-Id
Bakri-Id is one of the Muslim festivals, the celebration of which is enjoined in Koran and it commemorates 
Abraham's sacrifice of his beloved son in obedience to God's command. Abraham blindfolded himself and killed his son but when he removed the bandage from his eyes, found his son standing before him with a slain ram at the altar.
Therefore, for Bakri-Id every Muslim family is required to sacrifice a healthy animal and distribute two-thirds of the meat among the poor.
Ramzan Id
This is perhaps, the gayest of the Muslim festivals. It comes at the end of the Muslim month of Ramzan during which every devout Muslim fasts by day and eats only at night. It is celebrated on the day following the appearance of the New Moon at the end of Ramzan and in the evening anxious crowds are seen watching the fading light of the western sky for a trace of the moon.
The Ramzan fast, observed during the whole month begins daily from the time the first streak of daylight is observed on the horizon till nightfall when the stars become clearly visible. During the day even drinking water is prohibited and food is permitted to be eaten at night. Muslims spend the day in reading the Koran.
Christmas
"Christmas" is the Celebration of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth whom Christians believe to be the Son of God born to be Savior of the world. The Christians go for mass at night, on the 24th of December, this mass is called the Midnight Mass. They then wish each other a Merry Christmas after the mass. The day of the 25th they visit and are visited by their friends and relatives. Sweetmeats of all kinds are made and distributed to one and all.
