NCERT Textbook: The Festivals of India - Class 2 PDF Download

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4. Draw and colour 
 (i) the national flag
(ii) a peacock feather
3. Listen and repeat
cat cart
back bark
shack shark
lack lark
mat mart
It is Diwali today. It is a festival of light. Meenu’s brother Kunal 
and their father have cleaned the house. Her mother has 
cooked  special food. Everyone is wearing new clothes. 
Meenu is wearing a new dress. She draws a rangoli in front 
of the house.
Kunal decorates the house with clay lamps and candles. 
Her friends burst firecrackers. Meenu doesn’t like firecrackers 
because they make noise and produce harmful smoke. Her 
mother is giving sweets to all. Today everyone is very happy.
THE FESTIVALS OF INDIA
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4. Draw and colour 
 (i) the national flag
(ii) a peacock feather
3. Listen and repeat
cat cart
back bark
shack shark
lack lark
mat mart
It is Diwali today. It is a festival of light. Meenu’s brother Kunal 
and their father have cleaned the house. Her mother has 
cooked  special food. Everyone is wearing new clothes. 
Meenu is wearing a new dress. She draws a rangoli in front 
of the house.
Kunal decorates the house with clay lamps and candles. 
Her friends burst firecrackers. Meenu doesn’t like firecrackers 
because they make noise and produce harmful smoke. Her 
mother is giving sweets to all. Today everyone is very happy.
THE FESTIVALS OF INDIA
11
It is Eid-ul-fitr today. 
This day marks the end of 
the month of Ramzan. 
During Ramzan, Amir and 
his family do not eat or 
drink anything during the 
daytime. They eat only 
after sunset. On this day 
Amir wears new clothes.  
His mother is giving sweets 
to all. Everyone is very 
happy.
1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
sweets lamps candles 
happy rangoli firecrackers
Let’s 
Try 
This
Answer
These
Questions
It is Christmas today. 
Nancy is very excited. Her 
mother has prepared a 
special cake and tasty 
food. Nancy and her 
brother Neil decorate the 
Christmas tree. All of 
them wear new clothes.  
They wish each other 
‘Merry Christmas.’
To the Teacher
? Talk about various festivals in English/mother tongue.
? Help the children read the text para by para.
1. How do people wish each other on Diwali and Eid?
2. Why doesn’t Meenu like firecrackers?
3. When is Christmas celebrated?
4. What do people do during Ramzan?
(i) Meenu is drawing 
a_________________ pattern 
in front of the house.
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4. Draw and colour 
 (i) the national flag
(ii) a peacock feather
3. Listen and repeat
cat cart
back bark
shack shark
lack lark
mat mart
It is Diwali today. It is a festival of light. Meenu’s brother Kunal 
and their father have cleaned the house. Her mother has 
cooked  special food. Everyone is wearing new clothes. 
Meenu is wearing a new dress. She draws a rangoli in front 
of the house.
Kunal decorates the house with clay lamps and candles. 
Her friends burst firecrackers. Meenu doesn’t like firecrackers 
because they make noise and produce harmful smoke. Her 
mother is giving sweets to all. Today everyone is very happy.
THE FESTIVALS OF INDIA
11
It is Eid-ul-fitr today. 
This day marks the end of 
the month of Ramzan. 
During Ramzan, Amir and 
his family do not eat or 
drink anything during the 
daytime. They eat only 
after sunset. On this day 
Amir wears new clothes.  
His mother is giving sweets 
to all. Everyone is very 
happy.
1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
sweets lamps candles 
happy rangoli firecrackers
Let’s 
Try 
This
Answer
These
Questions
It is Christmas today. 
Nancy is very excited. Her 
mother has prepared a 
special cake and tasty 
food. Nancy and her 
brother Neil decorate the 
Christmas tree. All of 
them wear new clothes.  
They wish each other 
‘Merry Christmas.’
To the Teacher
? Talk about various festivals in English/mother tongue.
? Help the children read the text para by para.
1. How do people wish each other on Diwali and Eid?
2. Why doesn’t Meenu like firecrackers?
3. When is Christmas celebrated?
4. What do people do during Ramzan?
(i) Meenu is drawing 
a_________________ pattern 
in front of the house.
It is Eid-ul-fitr today. 
This day marks the end of 
the month of Ramzan. 
During Ramzan, Amir and 
his family do not eat or 
drink anything during the 
daytime. They eat only 
after sunset. On this day 
Amir wears new clothes.  
His mother is giving sweets 
to all. Everyone is very 
happy.
1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
sweets lamps candles 
happy rangoli firecrackers
Let’s 
Try 
This
Answer
These
Questions
It is Christmas today. 
Nancy is very excited. Her 
mother has prepared a 
special cake and tasty 
food. Nancy and her 
brother Neil decorate the 
Christmas tree. All of 
them wear new clothes.  
They wish each other 
‘Merry Christmas.’
To the Teacher
? Talk about various festivals in English/mother tongue.
? Help the children read the text para by para.
1. How do people wish each other on Diwali and Eid?
2. Why doesn’t Meenu like firecrackers?
3. When is Christmas celebrated?
4. What do people do during Ramzan?
(i) Meenu is drawing 
a_________________ pattern 
in front of the house.
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4. Draw and colour 
 (i) the national flag
(ii) a peacock feather
3. Listen and repeat
cat cart
back bark
shack shark
lack lark
mat mart
It is Diwali today. It is a festival of light. Meenu’s brother Kunal 
and their father have cleaned the house. Her mother has 
cooked  special food. Everyone is wearing new clothes. 
Meenu is wearing a new dress. She draws a rangoli in front 
of the house.
Kunal decorates the house with clay lamps and candles. 
Her friends burst firecrackers. Meenu doesn’t like firecrackers 
because they make noise and produce harmful smoke. Her 
mother is giving sweets to all. Today everyone is very happy.
THE FESTIVALS OF INDIA
11
It is Eid-ul-fitr today. 
This day marks the end of 
the month of Ramzan. 
During Ramzan, Amir and 
his family do not eat or 
drink anything during the 
daytime. They eat only 
after sunset. On this day 
Amir wears new clothes.  
His mother is giving sweets 
to all. Everyone is very 
happy.
1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
sweets lamps candles 
happy rangoli firecrackers
Let’s 
Try 
This
Answer
These
Questions
It is Christmas today. 
Nancy is very excited. Her 
mother has prepared a 
special cake and tasty 
food. Nancy and her 
brother Neil decorate the 
Christmas tree. All of 
them wear new clothes.  
They wish each other 
‘Merry Christmas.’
To the Teacher
? Talk about various festivals in English/mother tongue.
? Help the children read the text para by para.
1. How do people wish each other on Diwali and Eid?
2. Why doesn’t Meenu like firecrackers?
3. When is Christmas celebrated?
4. What do people do during Ramzan?
(i) Meenu is drawing 
a_________________ pattern 
in front of the house.
It is Eid-ul-fitr today. 
This day marks the end of 
the month of Ramzan. 
During Ramzan, Amir and 
his family do not eat or 
drink anything during the 
daytime. They eat only 
after sunset. On this day 
Amir wears new clothes.  
His mother is giving sweets 
to all. Everyone is very 
happy.
1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
sweets lamps candles 
happy rangoli firecrackers
Let’s 
Try 
This
Answer
These
Questions
It is Christmas today. 
Nancy is very excited. Her 
mother has prepared a 
special cake and tasty 
food. Nancy and her 
brother Neil decorate the 
Christmas tree. All of 
them wear new clothes.  
They wish each other 
‘Merry Christmas.’
To the Teacher
? Talk about various festivals in English/mother tongue.
? Help the children read the text para by para.
1. How do people wish each other on Diwali and Eid?
2. Why doesn’t Meenu like firecrackers?
3. When is Christmas celebrated?
4. What do people do during Ramzan?
(i) Meenu is drawing 
a_________________ pattern 
in front of the house.
To the Teacher
? Help the children fill in the blanks.
? Encourage them to talk about their favourite festivals. If 
necessary, write answers on the board and help them 
construct a small paragraph.    
3. When you hear the word family what are the words 
that come to your mind? Write them down in the 
circles. One has been done for you.
FAMILY
MOTHER
4. Rearrange the letters to find the names of festivals.
(i) OLHI __________________
(ii) WADILI __________________
(iii) MONA __________________
(iv) HIBU __________________
(v) SMRICHTAS __________________
To the Teacher
? Help the children to fill in the circles. These need not be only 
relationship words.
? Help them rearrange the letters to form names of festivals.
(ii) Kunal is decorating the house with 
___________ and  __________.
2. Which is your favourite festival. In which month does it occur?
How do you celebrate it? Write a few sentences about it.
(iii) Everyone is very ______________.
(iv) Meenu’s mother is giving 
______________ to all.
(v) Meenu’s friends are bursting  
________________.
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4. Draw and colour 
 (i) the national flag
(ii) a peacock feather
3. Listen and repeat
cat cart
back bark
shack shark
lack lark
mat mart
It is Diwali today. It is a festival of light. Meenu’s brother Kunal 
and their father have cleaned the house. Her mother has 
cooked  special food. Everyone is wearing new clothes. 
Meenu is wearing a new dress. She draws a rangoli in front 
of the house.
Kunal decorates the house with clay lamps and candles. 
Her friends burst firecrackers. Meenu doesn’t like firecrackers 
because they make noise and produce harmful smoke. Her 
mother is giving sweets to all. Today everyone is very happy.
THE FESTIVALS OF INDIA
11
It is Eid-ul-fitr today. 
This day marks the end of 
the month of Ramzan. 
During Ramzan, Amir and 
his family do not eat or 
drink anything during the 
daytime. They eat only 
after sunset. On this day 
Amir wears new clothes.  
His mother is giving sweets 
to all. Everyone is very 
happy.
1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
sweets lamps candles 
happy rangoli firecrackers
Let’s 
Try 
This
Answer
These
Questions
It is Christmas today. 
Nancy is very excited. Her 
mother has prepared a 
special cake and tasty 
food. Nancy and her 
brother Neil decorate the 
Christmas tree. All of 
them wear new clothes.  
They wish each other 
‘Merry Christmas.’
To the Teacher
? Talk about various festivals in English/mother tongue.
? Help the children read the text para by para.
1. How do people wish each other on Diwali and Eid?
2. Why doesn’t Meenu like firecrackers?
3. When is Christmas celebrated?
4. What do people do during Ramzan?
(i) Meenu is drawing 
a_________________ pattern 
in front of the house.
It is Eid-ul-fitr today. 
This day marks the end of 
the month of Ramzan. 
During Ramzan, Amir and 
his family do not eat or 
drink anything during the 
daytime. They eat only 
after sunset. On this day 
Amir wears new clothes.  
His mother is giving sweets 
to all. Everyone is very 
happy.
1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
sweets lamps candles 
happy rangoli firecrackers
Let’s 
Try 
This
Answer
These
Questions
It is Christmas today. 
Nancy is very excited. Her 
mother has prepared a 
special cake and tasty 
food. Nancy and her 
brother Neil decorate the 
Christmas tree. All of 
them wear new clothes.  
They wish each other 
‘Merry Christmas.’
To the Teacher
? Talk about various festivals in English/mother tongue.
? Help the children read the text para by para.
1. How do people wish each other on Diwali and Eid?
2. Why doesn’t Meenu like firecrackers?
3. When is Christmas celebrated?
4. What do people do during Ramzan?
(i) Meenu is drawing 
a_________________ pattern 
in front of the house.
To the Teacher
? Help the children fill in the blanks.
? Encourage them to talk about their favourite festivals. If 
necessary, write answers on the board and help them 
construct a small paragraph.    
3. When you hear the word family what are the words 
that come to your mind? Write them down in the 
circles. One has been done for you.
FAMILY
MOTHER
4. Rearrange the letters to find the names of festivals.
(i) OLHI __________________
(ii) WADILI __________________
(iii) MONA __________________
(iv) HIBU __________________
(v) SMRICHTAS __________________
To the Teacher
? Help the children to fill in the circles. These need not be only 
relationship words.
? Help them rearrange the letters to form names of festivals.
(ii) Kunal is decorating the house with 
___________ and  __________.
2. Which is your favourite festival. In which month does it occur?
How do you celebrate it? Write a few sentences about it.
(iii) Everyone is very ______________.
(iv) Meenu’s mother is giving 
______________ to all.
(v) Meenu’s friends are bursting  
________________.
To the Teacher
? Help the children fill in the blanks.
? Encourage them to talk about their favourite festivals. If 
necessary, write answers on the board and help them 
construct a small paragraph.    
3. When you hear the word family what are the words 
that come to your mind? Write them down in the 
circles. One has been done for you.
FAMILY
MOTHER
4. Rearrange the letters to find the names of festivals.
(i) OLHI __________________
(ii) WADILI __________________
(iii) MONA __________________
(iv) HIBU __________________
(v) SMRICHTAS __________________
To the Teacher
? Help the children to fill in the circles. These need not be only 
relationship words.
? Help them rearrange the letters to form names of festivals.
(ii) Kunal is decorating the house with 
___________ and  __________.
2. Which is your favourite festival. In which month does it occur?
How do you celebrate it? Write a few sentences about it.
(iii) Everyone is very ______________.
(iv) Meenu’s mother is giving 
______________ to all.
(v) Meenu’s friends are bursting  
________________.