Deepavail (Diwail)
Hehe, hello I almost forgot to post today again, anyway its Diwail/Deepavail, so happy diwali to all the people how celebrate the festival!! Also only one week till Halloween!! Look who once said that she'll never write anything about Indian mythology (┬░=┬░;;) Anyways enjoy the story.
Deepavali (Btw its actully Deepavali but many people call and know it as Diwail), also known as the┬аFestival of Lights is a Hindu religious festival and one of the most important festivals within┬аHinduism.
It generally lasts five days (or six in some regions of India), and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar┬аmonth┬аKartika┬а(between mid-October and mid-November). It is one of the most popular festivals of┬аHinduism, it symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance".┬а
The festival is widely associated with Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity and Ganesha, god of wisdom and the remover of obstacles, with many other regional traditions connecting the holiday to┬аSita┬а and┬аRama,┬аVishnu,┬аKrishna,┬аDurga,┬аShiva,┬а Kali,┬аHanuman,┬аKubera,┬аYama,┬аYami, Dhanvantari, or┬аVishvakarman.
Furthermore, it is a celebration of the day┬аRama┬аreturned to his┬аkingdom┬аin ┬аAyodhya┬аwith his wife Sita and his brother┬аLakshmana┬аafter defeating the demon┬аRavana┬аin┬аLanka┬аand serving 14 years of exile.
In the lead-up to Deepavali, celebrants prepare by cleaning, renovating, and decorating their homes and workplaces with┬аdiyas┬а(oil lamps) and┬аrangolis┬а(colorful artistic circle patterns).
During Diwali, people wear their finest clothes, illuminate the interior and exterior of their homes with┬аdiyas┬аand┬аrangoli, perform worship ceremonies of┬аLakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and wealth,┬аlight fireworks, and partake in family feasts, where┬аmithai (sweets) and┬аgifts┬аare shared.
Originally a┬аHindu┬аfestival, Diwali has transcended religious lines and is also celebrated by Jains and Sikhs.┬аIt is a major cultural event for the┬аHindu,┬аSikh, and┬аJain┬аdiaspora.
The five-day long festival originated in the┬аIndian subcontinent┬аand is mentioned in early┬аSanskrit┬аtexts. Diwali is usually celebrated twenty days after the Vijayadashami (Dussehra, ┬аDasara, ┬аDashain,┬а Dashahara.(There are all the same btw)) festival, with┬аDhanteras, or the regional equivalent, marking the first day of the festival when celebrants prepare by cleaning their homes and making decorations on the floor, such as┬аrangolis.
Some regions of┬аIndiastart Diwali festivities the day before Dhanteras with┬аGovatsa Dwadashi. The second day is┬аNaraka Chaturdashi. The third day is the day of┬аLakshmi Puja┬аand the darkest┬аnight┬аof the┬аtraditional month. In some parts of┬аIndia, the day after┬аLakshmi Puja┬аis marked with the┬аGovardhan Puja┬а and┬аBalipratipada (Padwa).
Some┬аHinducommunities mark the last day as┬аBhai Doojor the regional equivalent, which is dedicated to the bond between sister and brother, while other Hindu and Sikh craftsmen communities mark this day as┬аVishwakarma Puja┬аand observe it by performing maintenance in their work spaces and offering┬аprayers.
Some other faiths in┬аIndia┬аalso celebrate their respective festivals alongside Diwali. The┬аJains┬аobserve their┬аown Diwali┬аwhich marks the final liberation of┬аMahavira, ┬аthe┬аSikhscelebrate┬аBandi Chhor Divas┬аto mark the release of┬аGuru Hargobind┬аfrom a┬аMughalprison,┬аwhile┬аNewar Buddhists, unlike other┬аBuddhists, celebrate Diwali by worshipping Lakshmi, while the Hindus of┬аEastern Indiaand┬аBangladesh┬аgenerally celebrate Diwali by worshipping the┬аgoddess Kali.┬а
The main day of the festival of Diwali (the day of Lakshmi Puja) is an official holiday in┬аFiji, Guyana, India, ┬аMalaysia,┬аMauritius,┬аMyanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore,┬аSri Lanka,┬аSuriname, and┬аTrinidad and Tobago.
A/n: stolen knowledge from Wikipedia coz your girl lost track of time. Im sorry about that and also for no pictures and also became I'm late at posting again. If there are any spelling errors I have no Idea about it but I apology for that too.
See you on the next post and happy Diwail!! Bye and take care.
