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In your house, what is done to protect grains and pulses from insects?
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Answer: We use to keep pulses and grains in airtight containers, and some pulses are sun-dried.
NCERT · Class 5 · EVS
Chapter 19: A Seed Tells a Farmers Story
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Which are the different festivals related to farming, celebrated in different seasons? Find out more about any one such festival and write in your notebook – The name of the festival, in which season it is celebrated, in which states of India, what special foods are made, whether it is celebrated only at home with the family, or together with many people.
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Answer: There are many festivals related to farming. They are Pongal, Lohri, Baisakhi, Makara Sankranthi, Holi and more. Makara Sankranthi is celebrated in Karnataka during the winter season. Yellu Bella is made as the main dish in this festival. In Tamilnadu, Makara Sankranthi is celebrated as Pongal. Likewise, Lohri is celebrated in Punjab during the winter season.
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Talk to the elders in your family and find out if there were some special foods cooked earlier that are not cooked anymore.
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Answer: Gruel is a food consisting of some type of cereal – oat, wheat, or rye flour or rice – boiled in water or milk were prepared at home earlier.
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Find out about the crops – cereals, vegetables, pulses – that are grown in your area. Of those, is there anything that is famous across the country?
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Answer: Many crops like wheat, coffee, pepper, banana, and rice are grown in our area. Of these, rice is famous across the country.
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Can you recognise these grains?
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