NCERT Textbook: Celebrating Festivals | EVS Class 3: The World around us (Our Wondrous World) PDF Download

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Chapter
Celebrating
Festivals
3
My name is Rishi. 
I am from Jammu. I am travelling to 
the Himalayas with my parents. We are going 
to visit my Mama (mother’s brother), Mami (Mama’s 
wife) and my cousins, Chiya and Nonikaa. They 
live in a small village near the mountains. We are 
travelling by bus. I am enjoying the bus ride and 
the view outside the window is beautiful. The roads 
have hairpin turns and the hills are covered with 
colourful flowers. Far off, I can also see a variety of 
tall trees.
Festival of Flowers
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Chapter
Celebrating
Festivals
3
My name is Rishi. 
I am from Jammu. I am travelling to 
the Himalayas with my parents. We are going 
to visit my Mama (mother’s brother), Mami (Mama’s 
wife) and my cousins, Chiya and Nonikaa. They 
live in a small village near the mountains. We are 
travelling by bus. I am enjoying the bus ride and 
the view outside the window is beautiful. The roads 
have hairpin turns and the hills are covered with 
colourful flowers. Far off, I can also see a variety of 
tall trees.
Festival of Flowers
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• Have you ever travelled in a bus? If yes, share the 
experience with your classmates.
•  What types of trees and flowers did you see during 
your trip?
•  What safety measures should you take while 
travelling?
•  What safety measures should you take while riding 
a bicycle and while walking on the road?
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Chapter
Celebrating
Festivals
3
My name is Rishi. 
I am from Jammu. I am travelling to 
the Himalayas with my parents. We are going 
to visit my Mama (mother’s brother), Mami (Mama’s 
wife) and my cousins, Chiya and Nonikaa. They 
live in a small village near the mountains. We are 
travelling by bus. I am enjoying the bus ride and 
the view outside the window is beautiful. The roads 
have hairpin turns and the hills are covered with 
colourful flowers. Far off, I can also see a variety of 
tall trees.
Festival of Flowers
Ch 3 Celebrating festivals.indd   34 6/24/2024   2:31:46 PM
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• Have you ever travelled in a bus? If yes, share the 
experience with your classmates.
•  What types of trees and flowers did you see during 
your trip?
•  What safety measures should you take while 
travelling?
•  What safety measures should you take while riding 
a bicycle and while walking on the road?
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Our Wondrous World | Class 3
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Match the Column A signboards with their meanings in 
Column B.     
You would have observed many signboards on the road. 
Draw and label any three road signboards that are not 
listed above.
1
No Parking
Speed Breaker
No Horn Please
No U-Turn
Men at Work
School Ahead
Column A Column B
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Chapter
Celebrating
Festivals
3
My name is Rishi. 
I am from Jammu. I am travelling to 
the Himalayas with my parents. We are going 
to visit my Mama (mother’s brother), Mami (Mama’s 
wife) and my cousins, Chiya and Nonikaa. They 
live in a small village near the mountains. We are 
travelling by bus. I am enjoying the bus ride and 
the view outside the window is beautiful. The roads 
have hairpin turns and the hills are covered with 
colourful flowers. Far off, I can also see a variety of 
tall trees.
Festival of Flowers
Ch 3 Celebrating festivals.indd   34 6/24/2024   2:31:46 PM
Celebrating Festivals
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• Have you ever travelled in a bus? If yes, share the 
experience with your classmates.
•  What types of trees and flowers did you see during 
your trip?
•  What safety measures should you take while 
travelling?
•  What safety measures should you take while riding 
a bicycle and while walking on the road?
Ch 3 Celebrating festivals.indd   35 6/24/2024   2:31:48 PM
Our Wondrous World | Class 3
36 37
Match the Column A signboards with their meanings in 
Column B.     
You would have observed many signboards on the road. 
Draw and label any three road signboards that are not 
listed above.
1
No Parking
Speed Breaker
No Horn Please
No U-Turn
Men at Work
School Ahead
Column A Column B
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After some time, we 
reached the bus stop near 
my Mama and Mami’s village. 
We got down. Mamaji was there 
to receive us. We started on a broad 
concrete road which later led to a narrow mud 
road closer to their house. 
As we entered the main gate, I could see a row of 
colourful flowers in their garden. I could recognise  
and name a few of them like rose, marigold and 
hibiscus. However, I was amazed by the beauty of 
the flowers which was unlike anything I had seen 
before. 
“Please can you tell me the names of these 
flowers?” I asked Nonikaa. 
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Chapter
Celebrating
Festivals
3
My name is Rishi. 
I am from Jammu. I am travelling to 
the Himalayas with my parents. We are going 
to visit my Mama (mother’s brother), Mami (Mama’s 
wife) and my cousins, Chiya and Nonikaa. They 
live in a small village near the mountains. We are 
travelling by bus. I am enjoying the bus ride and 
the view outside the window is beautiful. The roads 
have hairpin turns and the hills are covered with 
colourful flowers. Far off, I can also see a variety of 
tall trees.
Festival of Flowers
Ch 3 Celebrating festivals.indd   34 6/24/2024   2:31:46 PM
Celebrating Festivals
34 35
• Have you ever travelled in a bus? If yes, share the 
experience with your classmates.
•  What types of trees and flowers did you see during 
your trip?
•  What safety measures should you take while 
travelling?
•  What safety measures should you take while riding 
a bicycle and while walking on the road?
Ch 3 Celebrating festivals.indd   35 6/24/2024   2:31:48 PM
Our Wondrous World | Class 3
36 37
Match the Column A signboards with their meanings in 
Column B.     
You would have observed many signboards on the road. 
Draw and label any three road signboards that are not 
listed above.
1
No Parking
Speed Breaker
No Horn Please
No U-Turn
Men at Work
School Ahead
Column A Column B
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After some time, we 
reached the bus stop near 
my Mama and Mami’s village. 
We got down. Mamaji was there 
to receive us. We started on a broad 
concrete road which later led to a narrow mud 
road closer to their house. 
As we entered the main gate, I could see a row of 
colourful flowers in their garden. I could recognise  
and name a few of them like rose, marigold and 
hibiscus. However, I was amazed by the beauty of 
the flowers which was unlike anything I had seen 
before. 
“Please can you tell me the names of these 
flowers?” I asked Nonikaa. 
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Pointing to a flower, 
Nonikaa said, “This flower 
is a tulip.”
Mami then called the 
children in for lunch. 
All of them had a Kashmiri 
dish haakh (a kind of leafy 
vegetable) with hot rice. It was 
really tasty!
“Do you know we have a 
Kashmir tulip festival at this 
time of the year?” said Nonikaa 
over lunch.
“We too have lovely red flowers that bloom 
in spring at our place. They are called buransh 
(Rhododendron)”, I said. 
I told Chiya and Nonikaa about the spring  
festival that we celebrate at our place. I 
shared with them how we place mustard and 
buransh flowers at the doorstep of each home  
in our neighbourhood. The elders bless us and also         
give us toffees and sweets.
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