India

Mehndi is a forms of body art, where you design patterns on your body using Henna. 

Diwali is a very important festival in India and around the world. It was celebrated on Saturday 14th November 2020.

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Thank you for reading our book about India. We hope you enjoyed reading it. We really enjoyed writing it.

To make your own book at home use the website or app BookCreator.

Diwali is the Festival of light celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs.

Fireworks light up the sky to celebrate Diwali. Families give each other presents.

This is the Indian flag. The top of the flag is orange, the middle of the flag is white and the bottom of the flag is green. There is a blue wheel that has 24 spokes and it's in the middle of the flag.

Rangoli is an art form where patterns are created on the ground using coloured rice or sand. Rangoli welcomes Goddess Lakshmi into homes.

Blue polka dot pattern

We also learned that the cow is sacred in India. 

Diyas are made out of clay. We light diyas to keep away bad spirits.

People in India wear different clothes for special occasions. Men and boys wear dhoti.

We learned a poem called 'It's Diwali'. We hope you like it.

This is a book about India written by Ms. Murphy's First Class. We will share everything we have learned about India.

This is the Taj Mahal. It is a big Temple in India. It is the inspiration of Jasmine's Castle from Aladdin.

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