Diwali - Festival of Lights

In India, one of the most significant festivals is Diwali, or the Festival of Lights. It's a fiveday celebration that includes good food, fireworks, colored sand, and special candles and lamps. 




Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects us from spiritual darkness. This festival is as important to Hindus as the Christmas holiday is to Christians.



Diwali, celebrated in October or November each year, originated as a harvest festival that marked the last harvest of the year before winter. 
The festival marks the victory of good over evil. 

 

Five Days of Diwali

On the first day of Diwali, housewives consider it auspicious to spring clean the home and shop for gold or kitchen utensils.

On the second day, people decorate their homes with clay lamps or diyas and create design patterns called rangoli on the floor using colored powders or sand.

The third day is the main day of the festival when families gather together for Lakshmi puja, a prayer to Goddess Lakshmi followed by mouth-watering feasts and firework festivities.

The fourth day is the first day of the new year when friends and relatives visit with gifts and best wishes for the season.

On the last day of Diwali, brothers visit their married sisters who welcome them with love and a lavish meal.



  
For kids that live in India, Diwali is like Christmas, except earlier. They get a week's vacation from school, receive gifts from their parents and other relatives, wear beautiful clothes, eat great food and get to play with fireworks! 
It is no wonder that most kids consider Diwali the best festival of all.
 

Troubles as light as Air, Love as deep as the Ocean,
Friends as Solid as Diamonds, Success as bright as Gold…
These are the wishes for you and your family on the eve of Diwali.

 

For this special time family and friends gets together for fun. Wishing laughter and fun to cheer your days, in this festive season of diwali and always…
Happy Diwali…

 

May The Millions of Lamps Illuminate Your Life With Endless
JOY, LOVE, PROSPERITY, HEALTH, WEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
Wish you and your family a HAPPY DIWALI!
 

A festival full of sweet childhood memories,
sky full of fireworks,
mouth full of sweets,
house full of diyas and heart full of joy.
Wishing you all a very happy Diwali.