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Do you know when such songs are sung?
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Yes, such songs are sung on the occasion of marriages.
NCERT · Class 4 · EVS
Chapter 11: The Valley of Flowers
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Do you or anybody else at home know other such songs? Collect songs, poems, etc., on flowers.
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My mother and aunty know several such songs.
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Are any special flowers used on certain occasions/festivals by your elders? Make a list of different occasions and the flowers used at each.
| Occasion/ Festivals | Name of flower |
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| Occasion/ Festivals | Name of flower |
| Marriage | Bouquet |
| Valentine Day | Red rose |
| Religious ceremony | Marigold |
| Birthday | Rose, tulip |
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Have you ever seen anyone selling flowers anywhere? If there are any flower-sellers nearby ask them these questions and write –
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1. What are the different flowers that they sell? Ask them the names of three flowers.
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Rose, jasmine, dahlia, marigold and lotus are different flowers sold.
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2. Where do they bring these flowers from?
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They bring these flowers from horticulture farms and gardens.
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3. Why do people buy flowers?
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People buy flowers for various purposes like decoration, worship and to gift them to others.
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In what forms do flower sellers sell their flowers? Look at these pictures. Tick against those forms that you have seen.
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Any other form that you have seen –
Sellers sell flowers in the form of Gajra.
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Have you seen flowers offered at many religious places?
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Yes, I have seen different types and colours of flowers offered at many religious places.
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What do we do when they dry up?
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We dispose the dry flowers as waste.
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How will you use them?
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I will use them to make dry colours for Holi festival.