THE INDEPENDENCE DAY
[Points : 15th August – national festival – great joy -main function in Delhi – How is it celebrated all over the country ?]
India became free from the British rule on 15th August , 1947. We celebrate our Independence Day on 15th August every year . It is our national festival . It is a public holiday . The Independence Day is celebrated with great joy . The Prime Minister unfurls the national flag from the Red Fort in Delhi . The national flag flutters atop government offices and buildings all over the country on that day . Schools and colleges also have flag – hoisting functions . Entertainment programmes and exhibitions are organised . The freedom fighters are remembered on this day . People celebrate by bursting crackers at night . All important buildings are decorated with colourful lights . There is a feeling of pride and patriotism all around .
MEANINGS
Independence Day ( ઇન્ડિપેન્ડન્સ ડે ) સ્વાતંત્ર્યદિન . public ( પબ્લિક ) સાર્વજનિક . Prime Minister ( પ્રાઇમ મિનિસ્ટર ) વડા પ્રધાન to unfurl ( ટૂ અનર્લ ) ફરકાવવું . to flutter ( ટુ ફલટર ) ફરકવું . atop ( અટૉપ ) ટોચ ઉપર , govemmemt ( ગવર્નમન્ટ ) સરકાર . to hoist . હૉઇસ્ટ ) ફરકાવવું . entertainment ( એન્ટર્ટૂનમન્ટ ) મનોરંજન , exhibitions ( એક્સિબિશન ) પ્રદર્શન , to organise ( ટૂ ઑર્ગેનાઇઝ ) યોજવું , ગોઠવવું , to burst ( ટૂ બર્સ્ટ ) ફોડવું , freedom fighters ( ફ્રીડમ ફાઇટર્સ ) સ્વાતંત્ર્યસૈનિકો . feeling ( ફીલિંગ ) લાગણી , ભાવના . pride ( પ્રાઇડ ) ગર્વ . patriotism ( પેટ્રિએટિઝમ ) દેશભક્તિ
