Indians live happy lives, have close family bonds and come out of tough times. Our festivals celebrate the close family relationships. For example 'Rakhi' celebrates the relationships between brother and sister. 'Karvachoth' celebrates relationship between husband and wife. 'Durga Puja' which is at present celebrated by families who dress-up their little daughter like little Godress Durga and her blessings are invoked.Some festivities are for kings who had loved their subjects. Few days ago 'Onam' was celebrated when people feel the presence of their king who had once left them and visits them from heaven on this day to see how his subjects are doing; people enjoy big 'Onam' feast with their families.During festivals like 'Diwali' whole families get together and buy new clothes for each other and sweets for each other.'Diwali' marks the day when the exiled king is reunited with his people.Thus there is a close bond between the ruler and the ruled. 'Pongal' celebrates our relationship with nature; we worship the Sun, the Earth and cook harvest's produce etc. It is for continuing these important relationships that we work so hard. It is for this wealth of joys we work for and we seek to renew our bonds with family our kings and nature. It is with these cultural values that we go on working in our lives. And we find great contentment in living and working hard in whatever we do. And it is this culture and its traditions that keeps us going on working tirelessly.
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