NCERT Solutions for Class 3 The World Around Us Chapter 3 Celebrating Festivals (PDF) – 2027

Yes, I have. I went to my Mama‘s house by bus with my mother. I sat near the window. I saw fields, trees and a small river. It was a happy ride.

I saw mango and neem trees. I saw red roses and yellow marigolds near the road.

On his trip, Rishi saw tall trees far off. The hills were covered with colourful flowers.

Follow these rules while travelling:

1. Keep your head, hands and arms inside the bus.
2. Sit properly. If you stand, hold the handle.
3. Do not stand at the door.
4. Get on or off only when the bus has stopped.
5. Wear a seat belt in a car.
6. Stay with your elders.

On a bicycle:

1. Wear a helmet.
2. Ride on the left side of the road.
3. Check the brakes. Ring the bell at turns.
4. Keep both hands on the handle.

While walking:

1. Walk on the footpath.
2. Cross only at the zebra crossing.
3. Look right, then left, then right again.
4. Hold an elder’s hand on a busy road.

I drew Stop, No Entry and Pedestrian Crossing. They are not in Activity 1.

Nonikaa pointed to a flower and said, “This flower is a tulip.”

Rishi already knew rose, marigold and hibiscus. He had never seen flowers like these before, so he asked.

Nonikaa tells Rishi that they have a Kashmir tulip festival at this time of the year.

Rishi tells about his own place:

1. Lovely red buransh flowers bloom there in spring.
2. He and his friends place mustard and buransh flowers at the doorstep of each home.
3. The elders bless them and give toffees and sweets.

Ask an elder which festival your family celebrates in each season. Write the names in the Festivals column.

Sample answer (one row): Sarhul is a spring festival of Jharkhand. A child there could write:

Every place has its own festivals, so each child’s table will be different.

For each festival in your table, ask: “What special food do we make?” Write it in the Special food prepared column.

Sample answer: If you wrote Holi for spring, write Gujiya. The book also gives Thekua for Chhath Puja (page 41).

On festivals I wear new clothes. On Diwali I wear a new kurta. Sometimes I wear the traditional dress of my family.

The book says that for Sarhul, people wear their traditional clothes.

Thekua – Chhath Puja is already done. Each of the other festivals goes with one food.

No. People celebrate festivals in many different ways.

1. Rishi and his friends place flowers at every doorstep.
2. For Sarhul, people walk to the sakhua tree. They sing and dance.

Many families also make special food and wear new clothes.

Yes, there is a small river near my town. Last year I went to my Mama‘s house far away. Everything looked new there. I felt happy, but I missed home a little.

Rishi says his visit to his family was wonderful.

We travel by road, by rail, by water and by air.

Rishi went by bus. Then he walked on a mud road to the house.

We stay safe by following simple rules.

1. Keep your head, hands and arms inside the bus.
2. Sit properly. Wear a seat belt in a car.
3. Get on or off only when the vehicle stops.
4. Obey the road signboards.
5. Stay close to your elders.

Many special foods are made. Activity 3 names seven:

Thekua, Pitha, Plum Cake, Gujiya, Sadya, Holige and Seviyan.

Your family may make other foods too. Ask at home and add them.

Festivals make people meet, share and celebrate together.

1. Families meet. Rishi visits his Mama, Mami and cousins.
2. Neighbours join in. Children place flowers at every home. The elders bless them.
3. Everyone celebrates. For Sarhul, people sing and dance together.

Yes, I feel happy in nature. I like the green trees and bright flowers. I like to hear the birds sing.

Rishi also feels happy when he sees colourful flowers around him.

1. My Mama (mother’s brother). 2. My Mami (Mama‘s wife).

I play games with my cousins. We eat together and tell stories. My grandmother tells us about her childhood.

Rishi ate lunch with his cousins. They talked about flowers and festivals.

Chiya and Nonikaa live in a small village near the mountains.

The bus went along the hairpin roads where the hills were covered with colourful flowers.

Rishi and his family walked to his Mama’s house through a narrow mud road.

The red flowers that bloom in spring are called buransh (Rhododendron).

Haakh is a kind of leafy vegetable eaten with hot rice.

Explaining it: The open book shows the library. The tap and drop show drinking water. The steps show the stairs. Each picture shows the place at one look.