15th August the red-letter day in the Indian calendar is celebrated as
the Independence Day of India. The date commemorates the day when India
achieved freedom from the British rule in the year 1947. It has been a
long journey for India 1947. After more than two hundred years of
British rule, India finally won backs its freedom on 15th August, 1947.
In history this date has a special significance as it gave birth to a
new nation and a new era. Independence Day was also the end of nearly a
century of struggle for freedom, battles, betrayals and sacrifices. It
gave us the freedom to choose between right and wrong also created a
situation where we were responsible for ourselves. Independence Day is
an occasion to rejoice in our freedom and to pay collective homage to
all those people who sacrificed their lives to the cause.
The day is marked with flag hosting and cultural programs in the state
capital and the Prime Minister's speech at the Red Fort in Delhi is the
major attraction of the day's celebration. The day is celebrated as a
national holiday. Schools and people hoist the national flag through out
the country and put them up on the rooftops and the buildings. It is a
day of celebration across India and people of all age are in a holiday
mood. All the government offices are closed on this day but they are lit
up with tri color lights and flag hoisting ceremonies are performed in
almost all the schools and colleges to mark the occasion. Roads are
decorated with tricolor flags and lights to give a patriotic feel.
