In American literature, the term realism encompasses the period of time from the Civil War to the turn of the century during which William Dean Howells, Rebecca Harding Davis, Henry James, Mark Twain, and others wrote fiction devoted to accurate representation and an exploration of American lives in various contexts.
Pongal is the first day of Uttarayana and coincides with the beginning of the Tamil month of Thai. Pongal is one of the most popular harvest festivals of southern India, mainly Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Most of the Hindu festivals are religious in character. These festivals are considered to be sacred and form an integral part of Hindu culture. Each hindu festival has its own rituals to be performed and most of the hindu festival are vividly colorful and followed with an aesthetic and spiritual fervor. Given below is a list of Hindu festivals and Hindu festival dates this year. Date of Hindu festivals and Hindu Holidays in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019... When is Diwali or Holi this year? When is Raksha Bandhan in 2016? Find Holiday dates as per Hindu calendar and information on Hindu festivals.