Diwali 2007

Posted on August 11, 2007 in Latest News

Diwali 2007

This year, Diwali, the most important festival of the Hindus, will be celebrated on November 9, 2007. The day falls on a new moon day in November. It will also coincide with the 15th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Kartik and will be celebrated on Amavasya (moonless night). But to bring light into a dark moonless night, traditional diyas or earthen lamps are lit in all houses of India and wherever this festival is celebrated.

This day comes 20 days after another big Hindu festival, Dussehra, in fact barely 20 days later. This day also marks the day in mythology when Lord Rama was crowned King of Ayodhya after he returned to his kingdom with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman after a 14-year exile. Since his subjects were very happy at his return, they decorated their homes with diyas and this custom of light and joy set the tone of celebrating Diwali.

Significance of Diwali:

For many of India’s farming families, Diwali marks the end of the harvest of kharif crops. Farmers are happy at their harvest and they thank Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth, for her bounty. Some people believe that the custom of worshipping Goddess Lakshmi began for this reason. From their freshly harvested produce, farmers cook up a series of delicacies of pounded semi-cooked rice, called Poha or Pova, to celebrate Diwali. For farmers, this is also the end of one agricultural season and the beginning of another-it marks the end of the Kharif season and the beginning of Rabi.

Diwali also marks the beginning of the New Year when businessmen open new books of accounts to mark yet another year of prosperity.

Diwali 2007

This year, Diwali will hold as much meaning, splendor and magic for everyone as another year of prosperity comes to an end and yet another begins. Food, flowers and fun will reign for many days as the Diwali magic envelopes everyone in its wonderful grip.

The significance of diwali has changed rapidly over the years. Sweets made of ghee have been replaced by Cadbury chocolates. The age old game of Krishna Pani has been replaced by the modern card games. Infact, clubs today conduct these gambling games and developing economy levels of the people have increased the money put in gambling in geometric levels.

The Diwali this year promises not just that people put in more money in gambling, but what it means that people make so much money that they wouldn’t be afraid of gambling. Diwali 2006 will continue the promise of giving that strength to people to go out play. And whether they lose money or gain it, it is all about playing the game on a festival day. It means that we play our parts well in this festival called life.

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