Wish You A Very Happy Janmastami

Krishna Janmashtami
Baby Krishna Sleeping Beauty.jpg
An image of Krishna
Also calledKrishnashtamiSaatam AathamGokulashtamiAshtami RohiniSrikrishna JayantiSree Jayanti
Observed byHindus in IndiaNepalBangladeshTrinidad and TobagoGuyanaSuriname, other parts of the CaribbeanFijiMauritiusSouth Africa, other parts of Africa, and the United Kingdom, the United States.
TypeReligious (1–2 days), cultural
CelebrationsDahi Handi (next day), kite-flying, fair, traditional sweet dishes etc.
ObservancesDance-drama, puja, night vigil, fasting
2018 dateMonday, 3 September[1][2]
Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमीIASTKṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī), also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.[3] It is observed according to Hindu luni-solar calendar, on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the mo

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