When is the major Muslim Festivals?

When is ramadan and other muslim festivals for the year 2009?. Here is the answer

January 8 - Moharam
March 10 - Milad Nabi
September 21 - Ramadan
November 28 - Bagreeth
December 19 - Hijri year starts
December 28 - Moharam

why is Diwali celebrated?

Diwali, the festival of lights, is the major Hindu Festival celebrated in India and Millions of Indian abroad. Why this festival is celebrated by this much number of people?

The Hindu Diwali is comparable to Christians Christmas somehow, but not exactly. The birth of Jesus is celebrated as Christmas, whereas the death of Demon king 'Naragasura' is celebrated as Diwali.

Demon king naragasuara was the cruel person who killed the Good Rishis, Devas and other people. The prominent hindu God MahaVishnu Killed Naragasura in the war with the Demon King. This is day celbrated every year by exchanging wishes and sweets, wearing new clothes and fire crackers.

When is the Christian Festivals for 2009?

January 1 - English New Year

April 10 - Good Friday
April 12 - Easter Sunday

September 8 - Birth of Mary

December 24 - Christmas eve
December 25 - Christmas
December 31 - New Years Eve

The festivals are on Indian perspective where these days are announced by Indian Government as holidays

Indian Hindu Festivals 2009

when is the major Hindu festivals for year 2009?

The answer is here:

January, 7 - Vaikunda Ekadasi
January, 10 - Arudhra Darshan
January 13 - Bogi
January 14 - Thai pongal
January 15 - Mattu pongal (Tamil festival)
January 25 - Thai Amavasai

February 8 - Thai poosam
February 23 - Shri Maha ShivRatri

March 9 - Masi Maham
March 27 - Teleugu new year

April 3 - shir rama navami
April 8 - Panguni uthiram
April 14 - Tamil New Year
April 27 - Akshaya Thirtya

May 5 - Madurai Meenakshi Thiru Kalyanam

June 5 - Vaikasi Visakam

July 21 - Aadi Amavasai
July 31 - Varalakshmi Vradha

August 3 - Aadi perukku
August 5 - Aavani Avittam
August 13 - Shri Gokulashtami
August 23 - Shri Ganesh Chaturthi

September 18 - Mahalaya Amavasai
September 19 - Navratri starts
September 27 - saraswathi pooja, ayutha pooja
September 28 - Vijayadasami

October 17 - Diwali
October 19 - Skandha Sasthi Starts
October 24 - Skandha sasthi

December 1 - Karthikai Deepam
December 16 - Shri Hanuman Jayanthi
December 28 - Shri Vaikunda Ekadasi