Onam - Onam

Japanese: オーナム - おーなむ
Onam - Onam

...There are many festivals held throughout the year, including the spring festival Holi (February-March) in honor of various gods, Durga Puja (September-October), a festival in honor of the goddess Durga that is especially popular in Bengal, Dashahara (October), which commemorates Prince Rama's defeat of the demon Ravana, and Diwali (October-November), a festival of lights in honor of the goddess Lakshmi. In addition to these, there are regional festivals such as Onam, the harvest festival in Kerala, and Pongal, the harvest festival in South India. Hari Katha and Pravachana, in which sacred texts such as the Mahabharata are recited and explained with music, are also held throughout India.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Onam" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…年間に行われる祭りの数は多数に上るが,代表的な諸神をまつる春の祭ホーリー(2~3月),とくにベンガルで盛んなドゥルガー女神の祭ドゥルガー・プージャー(9~10月),ラーマ王子が悪魔ラーバナを征伐した記念のダシャハラー祭(10月),灯火をともし,ラクシュミー女神をまつる灯火祭ディーワーリー(10~11月)などが主要なものである。これらのほかに,ケーララ地方には収穫の祭オーナム,南インドの収穫祭ポーンガルなど地方的な祭りもある。またインド各地では音楽とともに《マハーバーラタ》などの聖典を読誦解説するハリ・カターやプラバチャナも行われている。…

※「オーナム」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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