India celebrates many festivals, and an essay on my favourite festival lets you describe the one you enjoy most: why it is celebrated, how your family prepares for it and what you love about it. Below are 10 lines on Diwali and a 100-word essay on Diwali, then 10 lines and a short essay each on Eid and Christmas. Use whichever matches your favourite festival, or follow the same plan for Holi, Pongal, Onam, Durga Puja, Guru Nanak Jayanti or any other.

10 Lines on My Favourite Festival: Diwali

  1. My favourite festival is Diwali, the festival of lights.
  2. It comes in October or November every year.
  3. People believe that Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya on this day.
  4. We clean and decorate our house a week before.
  5. My sister and I make a colourful rangoli at the door.
  6. In the evening we light diyas and candles all around the house.
  7. We worship Goddess Lakshmi with our family.
  8. We wear new clothes and share sweets with our neighbours.
  9. We celebrate safely and keep the noise low for the sake of animals and older people.
  10. Diwali fills our home with light, love and happiness.

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Essay on Diwali in 100 Words

100 words · Class 3 to 5

Diwali is my favourite festival. It is called the festival of lights and is celebrated in October or November. People believe that Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after fourteen years on this day, and the people lit lamps to welcome him.

Before Diwali, we clean our house and buy new clothes. On the festival day, my mother makes laddoos and my brother and I draw a rangoli. In the evening we light diyas, pray to Goddess Lakshmi and share sweets with our neighbours.

Diwali teaches us that good always wins over evil. I wait for it all year.

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10 Lines on Eid

  1. Eid-ul-Fitr is a happy festival of Muslims.
  2. It comes at the end of Ramzan, the holy month of fasting.
  3. Its date changes every year because it follows the moon.
  4. Eid begins when the new moon is seen in the sky.
  5. On Eid morning, people bathe and wear new clothes.
  6. Men and boys go to the mosque for the special Eid prayer.
  7. People hug each other and say “Eid Mubarak”.
  8. Families make sweet dishes like sheer khurma and seviyan.
  9. Elders give children money as a gift, called Eidi.
  10. Eid teaches us to share with others and help the poor.

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Essay on My Favourite Festival: Eid

About 110 words

My favourite festival is Eid-ul-Fitr. It is celebrated at the end of Ramzan, the holy month in which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. Eid begins when the new moon is seen in the sky.

On the morning of Eid, we wake up early, bathe and wear new clothes. My father and brothers go to the mosque for the special Eid prayer. When they return, we greet everyone with “Eid Mubarak” and hug each other. My mother makes delicious sheer khurma, and relatives and friends visit us. The elders give us children money called Eidi.

Eid teaches us to share, to forgive and to help the poor. It is a day of joy for everyone.

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10 Lines on Christmas

  1. Christmas is celebrated on 25 December every year.
  2. It marks the birth of Jesus Christ.
  3. People decorate a Christmas tree with stars, bells and lights.
  4. Many families hang a big paper star outside their house.
  5. On Christmas Eve, people go to church for a special prayer.
  6. Children sing carols like “Jingle Bells”.
  7. People bake plum cakes and cookies at home.
  8. Children believe that Santa Claus brings them gifts.
  9. Friends and families share gifts and say “Merry Christmas”.
  10. Christmas teaches us to love and care for everyone.

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Essay on My Favourite Festival: Christmas

About 110 words

Christmas is my favourite festival. It is celebrated on 25 December every year to mark the birth of Jesus Christ.

A few days before Christmas, we decorate a Christmas tree with stars, bells and lights, and hang a big star outside our house. We bake a plum cake and make cookies. On Christmas Eve we go to church for the midnight service and sing carols. On Christmas morning we open our gifts and wish everyone “Merry Christmas”. Children believe that Santa Claus brings presents to good children.

Christmas teaches us to love and share with others. Its joy and music fill our home with happiness.

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Festival Words You Can Use

Preparations: clean, decorate, shop, buy new clothes, bake, cook. Celebrations: pray, worship, light lamps, greet, exchange gifts, share sweets, visit relatives, sing, dance. Things: diya, rangoli, lanterns, sweets, gifts, new clothes, decorations, prayers. Feelings: joyful, excited, grateful, peaceful, festive.

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A Simple Plan for Any Festival

  1. Name the festival and when it comes.
  2. Why it is celebrated: the story or meaning behind it (one or two sentences).
  3. Preparations: what your family does before the day.
  4. The festival day: clothes, prayers, food, visits, games.
  5. What it teaches and how you feel about it.
Tip

Write about what happens every year in the simple present (we light diyas). If the question asks How did you celebrate Diwali this year?, use the simple past (we lit diyas).

✍️ Quick Practice — Choose the Right Word

  1. Diwali is called the festival of (colours / lights).
  2. On Eid, people greet each other with (“Eid Mubarak” / “Happy Holi”).
  3. Christmas is celebrated on (25 December / 26 January).
  4. We (decorate / decorates) our house before the festival.
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Answers: 1. lights  |  2. “Eid Mubarak”  |  3. 25 December  |  4. decorate

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