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Indian food uses many spices and can be very flavorful! Popular dishes include rice, curry, and a flatbread called naan. During the festival of Holi, people throw colored powder at each other and dance in the streets. During Diwali, families light oil lamps and share sweets. Many kids in India love to play cricket, which is the most popular sport in the country!

• The peacock is India’s national bird, and it has beautiful blue and green feathers!
• India is home to elephants, Bengal tigers, and one-horned rhinoceroses.
• The game of chess was invented in India a very long time ago.
• India also has the largest school in the world, with over 50,000 students!