Across the globe, Hindus celebrate a diverse number of festivals and celebrations, typically marking events from ancient India and often coinciding with seasonal changes. These celebrations take place either on a fixed annual date on the solar calendar, or on a specific day of the lunisolar calendar. There is some regional variation with the observance of the festivals, and numerous festivals that are primarily celebrated by specific sects or in certain regions of the Indian subcontinent. Terminology Utsava Utsava is the Sanskrit word for festivals. The Sanskrit word Utsava comes from the word "ut" meaning "removal" and "sava" which means "worldly sorrows" or "grief". Observance periods (tithi) Hindu calendar dates are usually prescribed according to a lunisolar calendar. In Vedic timekeeping, a māsa is a lunar month, a pakṣa is a lunar fortnight and a tithi is a lunar day. Two definitions of the lunar month prevail: amānta and pūrṇimānta (lunar month ending with new moon and full moon respectively). As a result, the same day may refer to belonging to different but adjoining months. If a festival occurs during śukla paksha, the two traditions assign it to the same month; if a festival occurs during kṛṣṇa paksha the two traditions assign it to different but adjoining months. Sublists List of Hindu festivals in Punjab List of festivals observed at Jagannatha Temple, Puri List of Sindhi festivals List and descriptions of major Hindu festivals The tithi shown in the following list is as per the amānta tradition. See also Hindu festival related concepts Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar Coconut: use for worship Culture of India Dhupa Hindu prayer beads Hindu temple Incense of India Mala Ghats Mudras Namaste Pādodaka Pranāma Parikrama The Archaeology of Hindu Ritual Yatra Others Buddhist prayer beads Guru-shishya tradition Jain festivals Lists of festivals Puja (Buddhism) List of Hindu Empires and Dynasties References External links Festivals, Ministry of Culture Hindu Festivals Lists of observances Lists of religious festivals Lists of festivals in Pakistan 2021 All Festivals | Date, Timing, History