Diwali is a festival of lights. It is one of the most loved festivals of the Hindus. It is generally celebrated in the month of October or November. It is celebrated because it was on this day that Lord Rama returned to his kingdom after 14 years of exile along with his wife Sita and brother Laxman after killing the demon‚ Ravana. About a week before the festival‚ people start cleaning their house a decorating it with paper cuttings and lights everybody buys new clothes‚ exchange sweets and make
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Introduction India is a land where the life of its people is beautified with festivals. Festival is acelebration of the changing seasons‚ harvest‚ reconciliation and the birth anniversaries of saints‚ gurus and prophets and honours the gods and goddesses. History of festivals Epigraphical evidences prove that festivals have been celebrated in India since Vedictimes. The Aryans conquered India around 1500 B.C. and cultural integration with thelocal population took place. 1. Religious Festivals
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survey in Kolkata during Kali puja & Diwali Festivals- 2005 Introduction: The use of loudspeakers is regulated in terms of the Rules under the Environment Protection Act (1986) as well as the orders of the Supreme Court and the Calcutta High Court. The Police is empowered to enforce these rules and the orders. While the legal restrictions are mostly known by and large‚ special vigilance becomes necessary during festivals such as the Durga Puja‚ Kali Puja & Diwali. To have a clear idea about the increase
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Today’s world pollution is a big concern and it poses serious threat to the human health and environment. With unprecedented expansion in population‚ the pollution in India has sky rocketed. The pollution in India shoots up abruptly due to various factors and the pollution due to festivals is also one among them. The practice of immersion of Ganesh idols after the Ganesh festival in various cities is causing severe water pollution which leads to the death of tonnes of fish and many aquatic creatures
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Ek se Badkar Ek’. Vasundhara a Special child‚ who was hard of seeing was asked how would she descried her Diwali? A child who was not even lucky enough to see daylight‚ how could she describe her Diwali!! Though the little child stumbled over the answer ‚still‚ she answered bravely‚ that‚ She spent diwali in her mind. We know she celebrates diwali every day with the fire crackers of her achievements. But more pathetic was the condition of the child’s mother‚ who when asked the question
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meaningful. Happiness does not come along with excess expenditure. In fact‚ festivals seem like opportunities for a few people to make a big show for seeking attention. For instance‚ during Diwali‚ people generally buy expensive clothes‚ cars; get their house renovated etc. Not to forget the expenditure on crackers. They compete as to who bursts the most. Leave aside the sound and air pollution‚ what about the disturbance that is caused to the senior citizens? Most of the time it is the attention seeking
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FAVOURITE HOLIDAY The word Diwali is an incorrect form of the word Dipawali‚ which means Rows Of Light. People will celebrate this festival during Karthik (October- November). All Indians will celebrate this festival but different religious people have various opinions about it. The Hindhus celebrates this festival as a gesture of their joy because when Sri Ramachandra return to Ayodhya after 14 years exile in the forest following his victory over evil demon Ravana in a war and signifies the
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differences between the Hindu celebration of Diwali and the Christian holiday of Christmas. Though there is so much information on Diwali and Christmas‚ I am going to be writing about the background of the celebrations‚ what takes place during the celebrations‚ and how each holiday is represented. For many famous festivities‚ there are always different legends about how the celebrations came to be. There are a few legends about the origin of Diwali‚ but the most popular is the story of Ramayana
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birth‚ or death. The Diwali and the Dussehra and the Janmashtami of the Hindus‚ Muharram of the Mohammedans‚ Christmas and Easter of the Christians are such festivals. Children enjoy themselves heartily. They dress themselves gaily. The bazaars wear .a festive look. The Diwali of the Hindus‚ particularly‚ is celebrated with great joy. The bazaars‚ streets and houses are illuminated. There are dazzling lights everywhere. The sweetoneat shops are a special attraction. Crackers are fired. Children make
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something of a festive air attached to these occasions. Some festivals are observed throughout the country‚ or in a greater part of it; others‚ such as the famed snake race of Kerala‚ have peculiarly regional associations. Yet others‚ most notably Diwali and Holi‚ have been instrumental in bringing the diaspora of Indian communities back together. In remote places like Fiji‚ Mauritius‚ Trinidad‚ Jamaica‚ and Guyana‚ these festivals are celebrated with a pomp and vigor not always witnessed in India
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