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.
Apart from the universally celebrated festivals like Dussehra, Diwali and Ganesh Chaturthi, there are others that are observed in specific communities or geographical areas. Hindu holidays are also confined to particular regions by the importance a certain god enjoys. Worship of Kartikeya (as during the festival of Skanda Shashti) is predominant in Tamil Nadu, where the god is considered a patron of the region. Onam is a good example of a festival that is celebrated solely by Keralites. Another interesting aspect of Onam is that it is perhaps the only major Hindu festival that celebrates the reign of an asura king, although a benevolent one.
The holi festival is a very famous festival of the Mathura and Vrindavan. Some highly enthusiastic people living in other regions of India gather at Mathura and Vrindavan especially to see the holi celebration.Mathura and Vrindavan is the great land where Lord Krishna took birth and do lots of activities.here are many reasons to celebrate the holi festival every year. It is the grand celebration of colors, delicious foods, unity and love. Traditionally, it is celebrated to get success over the evil power or badness of goodness. It is named as âPhagwahâ, as it is celebrated in the Hindi month, Phalgun.