Diwali 2020
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What
Diwali,
Divali, Deepavali is the Hindu festival of lights, usually lasting five days
and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. One of the most
popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual "victory of
light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". The
festival is widely associated with Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity, but regional
traditions connect it to Sita and Rama, Vishnu, Krishna, Durga, Kali,
Dhanvantari, or Vishvakarman.
In
the lead-up to Diwali, celebrants will prepare by cleaning, renovating, and
decorating their homes and workplaces. During the Diwali people wear their
finest clothes, illuminate the interior and exterior of their homes with diyas
(oil lamps or candles), offer puja (worship) to Lakshmi, the goddess of
prosperity and wealth, light fireworks, and partake in family feasts, where
mithai (sweets) and gifts are shared. Diwali is also a major cultural event for
the Hindu and Jain diaspora from the Indian subcontinent.
★In northern India,
they celebrate the story of King Rama's return to Ayodhya after he defeated
Ravana by lighting rows of clay lamps.
★Southern India
celebrates it as the day that Lord Krishna defeated the demon Narakasura.
★In western India the
festival marks the day that Lord Vishnu, the Preserver (one of the main gods of
the Hindu trinity) sent the demon King Bali to rule the nether world.
When
The
festival is usually between October and November, with the date changing each
year.
This
year, it begins on Saturday 14 November and lasts for five days, with the main
day of celebrations taking place on Monday.
How
★People clean their
homes and shop for gold or kitchen utensils to help bring good fortune.
★People decorate their
homes with clay lamps and create design patterns called rangoli on the floor
using colored powders or sand.
★On the main day of the
festival, families gather together for Lakshmi puja, a prayer to Goddess
Lakshmi, followed by mouth-watering feasts and firework festivities.
★This is the first day
of the new year when friends and relatives visit with gifts and best wishes for
the season.
★ Brothers visit their
married sisters, who welcome them with love and a lavish meal.
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