Diwali Crackers

Posted on August 11, 2007 in Diwali Gifts

Diwali Crackers

The festival of Diwali signifies the triumph of good over evil since on this particular day lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after destroying the demon Ravana, thereby eliminating the malicious forces dominant in the form of the demon. The homecoming of Lord Rama from his fourteen year exile came to be commemorated through Diwali celebrations and the most significant aspect of these celebrations is the bursting of crackers. This custom of bursting crackers has been linked to Diwali celebrations since time immemorial and is still pursued with great zeal.


According to the traditional customs of Diwali, people offer prayer to gods which is followed by the exchange of sweets and gifts as a mode of Diwali greetings. After the completion of prayers and exchange of gifts, it is time for the people to participate in the bursting of Diwali crackers.


Gratitude to Heavens

The custom of fireworks is widespread during Diwali since it is a general conviction that the illumination of homes with lights and the skies with firecrackers is a manifestation of gratitude to the heavens for the attainment of health, affluence, wisdom, tranquility as well as opulence. According to a more scientific explanation the lighting of fireworks on Diwali night produces fumes, which have the capability of destroying insects and mosquitoes.


The custom of fireworks during festivities related to Diwali illuminates the sky and portrays a stunning scene of lights and sound on the sky. The charm of the fireworks is so immense that people from all age group in addition to every social section like to take part in the tradition of fireworks at the time of Diwali.


Crackers hold a lure for both young and old in a similar way. In spite of a mounting anti-cracker drive, there is no plunge in its popularity. When the rocket soars high into the sky and unfolds into an umbrella of colorful residues, people from the ground gaze at this spectacle in wonder, the splendor raining down at their direction. Children take great pleasure in lighting up fire wheel which swirls on the floor while others like to explode crackers emitting deafening sound. Every year Diwali makes its presence felt with all its myriad sound and sparkle.


Every year on the dark night of Diwali, crackers of diverse colors as well as sounds pervade the skies proclaiming India’s major festival. Diwali or Deepavali in Sanskrit suggests “a row of lamps” and fireworks have become a foremost component of Diwali revelry. A significant amount of money from the Diwali budget in households is set aside for buying firecrackers.


Firecrackers come in diverse forms from the pleasantly visual ones to the ones that explode with a deafening noise.


The common types of firecrackers consist of the mild flower pots, the electric crackers, the common ground wheel also referred to as charka, the rockets that fly high into the sky, the pet sparklers and obviously the cracker that explode with a deafening sound.


Diwali signifying the victory of good over evil remains flamboyant in spirit and is celebrated all over India with customary enthusiasm.

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