DPS STS SCHOOL DHAKA

Saturday,9th October,2021

To celebrate the efforts of the teachers from around the world, World Teachers' Day is

celebrated every year on 5th October. On this special occasion, students of Nursery shared

inspirational quotes, messages and thoughts; they also recited poems, sang beautiful songs, danced

to the music; they even made teacher’s puppets in the class to make their Teacher’s Day a

memorable one.

5th October is celebrated as World Teacher’s Day. This year the theme of World Teachers'

Day is 'Teachers at the Heart of Education Recovery.’It is a special day for appreciating and

honouring the great works of teachers. The FS1 young champions celebrated this day with

much enthusiasm. They made beautiful cards for their teachers, sang songs and recited

poems. Overall, it was a wonderful day for the students and teachers.

This is a day to honour and show gratitude to all educators and teachers. Our FS2 learners

celebrated this day by paying tribute to all their Teachers. Many students showed their

appreciation and gratitude by reciting poems & songs, dancing, singing and mimicking their

teachers.

Durga Puja, or the annual celebration of Hindu goddess Durga, is one of India’s grandest

festivals. It is a multiple-day celebration varying from 6 days in some parts of the country to

10 days in others. In most of Northern India the festival is celebrated as Navratri (nine

nights). Regardless of these variations, the last four days of Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami,

Maha Navami and Vijay Dashami, are particularly important and accordingly celebrated with

much splendor around the country.

In most parts of the country, the festival commemorates the victory of the goddess over a

demon called Mahishasura. As told by Hindu mythology, the demon was set out to wage war

against the gods and it was up to Durga to slay him and protect earth. She began her battle

against the demon on the seventh day of Navratri, known as Maha Saptami and slayed him by

the final day of Vijay Dashami.

The goddess, known to Hindus as the ‘destroyer of evil’, is characterized by her ten arms

carrying various lethal weapons, as well as her vehicle – the lion. Also known as Bhavani, Amba,

Chandika, Gauri, Parvati, Mahishasuramardini, Durga is the ‘Mother goddess’ and the ‘Protector

of the Righteous’ to Hindu devotees.

Though the festival is considered to date back to ancient times in the Hindu religion, the first

historic record of such a celebration of the goddess is available from the 1500s in West Bengal.

However, the festival is considered to have gained a lot of prominence and have emerged to its

current status as one of the country’s largest festivals during the country’s independence

movement. The goddess was considered by many to be an icon for the country and its freedom

struggle.

Today, the festival is celebrated with song and dance, fasting followed by feasts, elaborate

decorations, and pujas or grand ceremonies at temples and religious recitals. In some parts of

the country idols of the goddess are immersed in water, whereas in other parts of the country

young girls dress as the goddess and partake in various rituals at temples and public

celebrations.

FS1: Junaid Islam Jayan

FS2: Safwaan Ali Hasan,

Muntaha Suheera Muhaimin,

Aditri Roy Mittra

Happy Teacher’s Day! Warm wishes to all the dedicated

teachers!