15th August | Independence Day 2022 | The national festival of India | Celebrations and History

Why do 15th August is celebrated as an independent day?

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What is the difference between local festivals and religious festivals?

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Before answering this specific question, I would like to provide you with some information about the Indian festival.

The people of India celebrate three kinds of festival 

* local festival 

* Religious festivals and 

* National festival 

I have already written more about such festivals, if you are interested to know about them go through this article "  Indian Culture: Indian Festival, (Local, Religious & National)".

Now know about 15th August or Independence Day or national festival:

15 August is celebrated as an independence day because about 75 years ago, on this specific day (15th August 1947) India got freedom from British rule and became an independent country.

The British government ruled for 200 years over the people of India and made India a colonized country. They tortured the people of India intensively. They snatched their own identity of being an Indian. 

Then some Indians became rebels and started the revolt for freedom. The first year of starting this journey is 1857. The journey has been started by Mangal Singh who was a soldier in the British army. Then there were numberless martyrs who sacrificed their lives to get freedom, some names of the martyrs are exists on the pages of Indian history and some of them are not. But above all, the freedom that the Indians achieved is more precious than everything.

The history behind Indian freedom is too long that can't be mentioned in just one article.

Why 15th August (2022) is special

This year (2022), the 15th of August is special for all Indians. Because they are going to celebrate 75th independence day. Therefore, this year the Indian government has urged all countrymen to put an Indian flag in their homes, offices, shops, malls, and everywhere.

This is a special campaign (Har Ghar Tiranga) for the special year. Therefore, everyone can see a Tiranga on the top of every house, shopping mall, restaurant, stall, etc. while he moves outside.

The celebration of Independence day of this year is also very special because after 2 years of the Corona period India got a chance to enjoy this specific moment with a great pump. So there is a different kind of enthusiasm that can be seen in everyone and also there is a special arrangement that can be seen in the environment of every school, college, office, and public place.

How independent day is celebrated in India?

Independence day on 15th August is a very important festival in India. For this specific day, the organizers of all schools & colleges start their preparation about 15 days before the day. Everybody, especially the students show their excitement for this day. 

They prepare different kinds of dance, patriotic songs, speeches, Dramas, etc. for their own school's cultural program. Parents also show their activeness by helping their children. 

The major arrangement for this special occasion can be seen in the Red Fort in New Delhi. The Prime Minister of India hoists the national flag at the Red Fort. A huge cultural program is organized there. Participants from every state come to perform in the program. A great number of audiences from all parts of the country come to see the program. Not only that, people from other countries even come here to see the magnificent view. There is High-profile security is also arranged for this crucial day.

In this way, this important day is celebrated with great enthusiasm in India.

On this day, the whole of India's environment is seen printed in three colors.