Deepavali!!
Greetings from Wonderkids!!
Martin Luther Institution
wishes you a very Happy and safe Deepavali!!
India is the great
country known as the land of festivals. One of the famous and most celebrated
festival is Diwali or Deepawali which falls every year 20 days after the
festival of Dussehra in the month of October or November. It is celebrated to
commemorate the returning of Lord Rama to the Kingdom after the 14 years of
exile. People of Ayodhya shown their their joy and happiness by lighting the
lamps in the whole kingdom and firing crackers.
Diwali is known as the
festival of lights or row of lights which is the symbol of coming of Lakshmi to
the home and victory of truth over the evil. At this day Lord Rama had killed
the demon king of Lanka, Ravan in order to save the earth from the bad
activities. People do whitewash and clean up of their houses, offices, and
shops to welcome the Lakshmi. They decorate their houses, lighting lamps and
firing crackers.
It is common beliefs of people that buying new things at this day would bring home the Lakshmi. People buy gifts, clothes, sweets, decorative things, fire crackers and diyas. Kids buy toys, sweets and crackers from the market. In the evening, Lakshmi puja is held by the people at their home by lighting lamps. People take bath, wear new clothes and then start puja. After puja they distribute prasad and share gifts to each other. They pray to God for the happy and prosperous life. And in the last they enjoy lighting diyas and playing games.
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