This Krsna culture has so many festivals. We could have one every day. In the spiritual world, every day is a festival.
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The Festive Nature of Krishna Consciousness
Best way to maintain enthusiasm is by regular chanting with the devotees together in the temple and by having festivals. So you should immediately have one festival then everyone will be busily engaged. There are so many festivals that I can give you one for every day.
Srila Prabhupada in a letter to Svati Devi: Jan'72
Transcendental are the appearance and disappearance of Krsna’s devotees who are sent to this material world to preach the glories of the Lord. According to the principles of Vaisnavism, both the appearance and the disappearance of such Vaishnavas, or devotees of Visnu (Krsna), are all-auspicious. Therefore we hold festivals in their honor on the anniversaries of both days.
Srila Prabhupada in the book Second Chance – Text 4
Good Reasons to Celebrate
Excuse
Engage
Enjoy
Experience
Enhance
Enthral
Express
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Special Festivals
Ekadashi
Ekadashi
Of all vratas, Visnu is most pleased with those who observe the Ekadasi fast. It is said that a Vaisnava does not accept any eatable that is not offered to Lord Visnu, also it is strictly forbidden for one to accept any kind of grain on Ekadasi, even if it is offered to Lord.
KIRTAN
KIRTAN
It is held during the month of January for two and half days. It is received with great eagerness, spirits and numbers with the presence of great Kirtaniyas. The festival is aimed to spiritualise the vibrations on this planet, and simultaneously strengthen the devotion in our hearts.
Youth
Festival
Youth Festival
They serve as an oasis that is ‘life-giving and transforming’ in a stress–ridden society’ that is like a desert. Thus these festivals are committed to provide a facility like an Oasis in the middle of a desert to keep oneself surcharged in remembrance of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna.
DRAMA
FESTIVAL
DRAMA FESTIVAL
Performing and producing dramas brings the community together. Devotees practice for months and annually on 2 days, the whole congregation witnesses these presentations of drama by devotees trained for months and attended by many Srila Prabhupada’s disciples.
Acharyas
Acharyas
The more love we have love for God and his great devotees, the more we can serve them in everything we do. In the Gaudiya Vaishnav tradition, we don’t want to love Lord Krishna simply so that we can be in ecstasy but we do, say or think will give ecstasy to Lord Krishna.