Hello my dear readers, yesterday we were celebrating the biggest festival in India, Diwali. Today I want to tell you about this festival, what is the tradition, and how we celebrate it here.
Diwali or Deepawali is a Hindu festival of lights, celebrated every year in autumn ( October or November).
It is spiritually signifies the victory of lights over darkness, good over evil, hope over despair.
Festival night of Diwali coincides with the darkest, new moon night of the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika in Bikram Sambat calendar.
Before Diwali, people clean renovate decorate their homes and offices. On Diwali nights people dress new clothes or their best outfit, light up diyas (lamps and candles) inside and outside their home, participate in family prayers, and then it comes firework, later on family feast and exchange of gifts between family members and friends, and because of this Diwali also marks the major shopping period in India. Diwali is a peak buying season for gold and jewellery, for sweets, candy and firework.
The origin of Diwali dates back to ancient time of India. However there are several legends telling the origin of Deepawali.Some people believes it's a celebration of marriage of Lakshmi with Lord Vishnu.
In some states (Bengal) festival is dedicated to worship of Mother Kali (the dark goddess of strength),
or worship to Lord Ganesha, the symbol of auspiciousness and wisdom.
In Jainism, Deepawali has significant to the great event of Mahavira attaining the eternal bliss of nirvana.
However, out of all this, most of the Hindus across the world celebrate this festival in honor of the return of Lord Rama, his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana from exile of 14 years, after Rama defeated Ravana.To honor the return of Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshmana and to illuminate their path people lights diyas to celebrate the trumpth of good over evil.
In India's Braj and north central regions the God Krishna is recognized. They celebrate according to legend of Krishna.
In West and Certain Northern parts of India, Diwali marks the start of new Hindu year.
Diwali for Sikhs, marks the Bandi Chhor Divas, when Guru Har Gobind freed himself and some Hindu Rajahs, from the Gwalior Ford, from the prison of Mughal emperor Jahangir, and arrived at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
So as we see the festival has lot of meaning, but all of them are good, positive, so any way people celebrate it with joy and happiness.
In Each legend, myth and story of Diwali lies the significance of the victory of good over evil. And it is with each Diwali and light that illuminates our homes and hearts, that this simple truth finds new reason and hope.From darkness into lights, the light that empowers us to commit ourselves to good deeds, which brings us closer to divinity.
Wish You all Happy Diwali
Diwali or Deepawali is a Hindu festival of lights, celebrated every year in autumn ( October or November).
It is spiritually signifies the victory of lights over darkness, good over evil, hope over despair.
Festival night of Diwali coincides with the darkest, new moon night of the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika in Bikram Sambat calendar.
Before Diwali, people clean renovate decorate their homes and offices. On Diwali nights people dress new clothes or their best outfit, light up diyas (lamps and candles) inside and outside their home, participate in family prayers, and then it comes firework, later on family feast and exchange of gifts between family members and friends, and because of this Diwali also marks the major shopping period in India. Diwali is a peak buying season for gold and jewellery, for sweets, candy and firework.
In some states (Bengal) festival is dedicated to worship of Mother Kali (the dark goddess of strength),
or worship to Lord Ganesha, the symbol of auspiciousness and wisdom.
In Jainism, Deepawali has significant to the great event of Mahavira attaining the eternal bliss of nirvana.
However, out of all this, most of the Hindus across the world celebrate this festival in honor of the return of Lord Rama, his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana from exile of 14 years, after Rama defeated Ravana.To honor the return of Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshmana and to illuminate their path people lights diyas to celebrate the trumpth of good over evil.
In India's Braj and north central regions the God Krishna is recognized. They celebrate according to legend of Krishna.
In West and Certain Northern parts of India, Diwali marks the start of new Hindu year.
Diwali for Sikhs, marks the Bandi Chhor Divas, when Guru Har Gobind freed himself and some Hindu Rajahs, from the Gwalior Ford, from the prison of Mughal emperor Jahangir, and arrived at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
So as we see the festival has lot of meaning, but all of them are good, positive, so any way people celebrate it with joy and happiness.
In Each legend, myth and story of Diwali lies the significance of the victory of good over evil. And it is with each Diwali and light that illuminates our homes and hearts, that this simple truth finds new reason and hope.From darkness into lights, the light that empowers us to commit ourselves to good deeds, which brings us closer to divinity.
Wish You all Happy Diwali
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