Hii Friends This Is Tejas and Today is a great festival in India i.e. Diwali. On this beautiful and religious occasion,I'm wishing you a very very Happy Diwali to all my Steemit Friends.....
✓Diwali.....
Diwali is the most auspicious festival celebrated all across the India. The celebration is also referred as the festival of Lights,due the use of Lamps or Diya as called in India.Diwali (Dipawali ) marks the God over Evil, Signifies the new Beginning and wishes to bring a prosperous New year to all.....
Rama was a legendary king of Ayodhya in ancient India.Rama is one of the avatars of Vishu, a Hindu God, who took a human form to destroy evil present on the earth. Ramayana, a popular epic details the life of Rama.
The story evolves around Rama, who was exiled for 14 years from his kingdom and forced to live in a forest.
He was accompanied by his wife, Sita and his younger brother, Laxman. During this period, Ravana king of Lanka, kidnapped Sita.
This resulted in a war between the two kings. Ravana represented the Evil side whereas Rama represented the God side. Rama beheaded Ravana in the war, thus signifying victory of good over evil and returned to his kingdom, Ayodhya.
This return date marks the celebration of Diwali, where residents of the kingdom rejoiced their prince coming back to their heartland with lights all around.
Diwali spans a week long of celebration than just a single day. This celebration comprises of Vasu baras ( worship the cows ), Dhan teras ( day to buy gold ), Chaturdashi ( small Diwali ) , Laxmi Puja on Diwali( worship goddess of wealth ) and Bhaiduj ( day when brothers and sisters meet).
Each of the above events has its associated traditions that follow with it. Hinduism believes in love for all, showing affection for cows (sacred to Hinduism) and towards family during this festival.
On the day of Diwali,there is great enthusiasm in the air. All family members get up early in the morning to prepare for the occasion. Women usually prepare good delicacies for the day. They also decorate the house with flowers and lighting for the day. A unique drawing with colours is often made outside the house.This is known as rangoli. Often it is very creative and made out of bare hands.
In the evening, family and relatives get together to carry out the traditional rituals at their home. This is a main event of the Diwali festival. The house is lit up with earthen oil lamps (diyas) just before the start of this ceremony. It looks spectacular to see every house lit up with these lamps. They worship Goddess Laxmi( creator of wealth and prosperity ),Goddess Saraswati ( creator of knowledge ) and Lord Ganesh ( remover of obstacles ) in this ritual. Holy songs are enchanted by all members. After the prayer is complete, elders often give out money as a token of love and care to youngsters. In turn, youngsters touch their feet showing respect towards them.
This is often an enthralling time for children. They are free now to go and burst crackers. Fireworks is a must-have occasion for this festival. All over the city, the sky is lit up with fireworks.The view is just spectacular.Laws are a bit relaxed on this day, so anyone can burn fireworks. However, loud noise often accompanies these fireworks, but most people don’t mind it for a day. Family and relatives then have dinner together, which often consists of very good delicacies.
Diwali is now just not limited to India itself. It is celebrated by Indians living abroad in many parts of the world.The most prominent celebration being at the White House.
So this is a very big and important festival that celebrated in India for the big prospect of wealth and Good lives of people...............
So again wishing you a very happy Diwali .....may this occasion fill your heart with love and prosperity and may you got good cheerful life.......Thank you!!!
References: Wikipedia,thoughtsco.com,diwalifestival.org,Oiss.rice.edu,independent.co.uk