{"id":13024,"date":"2018-10-08T11:13:49","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T11:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/?p=13024"},"modified":"2018-10-08T11:13:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T11:13:49","slug":"diwali-unmissable-festival-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/lifestyle\/diwali-unmissable-festival-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything About Diwali, The Unmissable Festival Of Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\nHappy Diwali!<\/em> Find out everything you should know about the amazing festival of lights<\/em>.<\/h2>\n

Diwali<\/em><\/strong>, also known as the festival of lights, is a hindu holiday and India\u2019s biggest national holiday, holding great importance to them.\u00a0The festival lasts for up to five days and is as important to Hindus as Christmas is to Christians, and it marks the start of a new financial year for Indian businesses worldwide. An unmissable event you need to attend at least once in your life, we\u2019ll now let you know everything you need about this celebration of lights that is a true beckon of hope every year.<\/p>\n

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When is Diwali?<\/h4>\n

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Diwali in 2018 will start on Tuesday, the\u00a06th of November<\/b>\u00a0and will continue for 5 days until Saturday, the\u00a010th of November<\/b>. The Hindu festival of lights, is celebrated in late Ashwin<\/strong> (September\u2013October) and ends in early Kartika<\/strong> (October\u2013November). The main festival night of this holiday coincides with the darkest, new moon night of the Hindu Lunisolar<\/strong><\/em> month Kartika<\/strong> <\/em>in Bikram Sambat<\/strong> <\/em>calendar. This festival symbolizes the victory of good over evil. The lamps are lit as a sign of celebration and hope.<\/p>\n

Diwali Celebrations<\/h4>\n

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The celebrations occur all over the world, as emigrants in other countries celebrate this important holiday as well, a part of themselves and their culture that is spread wherever they go. Many people make a special effort to clean their homes, yards, and workplaces before the festival and decorate them with\u00a0tiny electric lights<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0small clay oil lamps.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Bowls of water with\u00a0candles<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0flowers<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0floating on the surface are also popular decorations.<\/p>\n

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They wear new clothes<\/strong> and give sweets to their family members, close friends and even business associates. As it is such an important holiday, it\u2019s no surprise they go all out and attempt to celebrate this festival of hope to the maximum.<\/p>\n

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Fireworks<\/strong> are a must and are set off in the evening in some areas of India.\u00a0Melas<\/em>\u00a0(fairs) are also held in many towns and villages.<\/p>\n

The Significance of Diwali or Deepavali<\/h4>\n

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The religious significance of the festival of lights varies regionally within India. The festival is associated with a diversity of deities, traditions, and symbolism.\u00a0One tradition links the festival to legends in the Hindu deity, Rama<\/strong>,\u00a0the seventh\u00a0avatar\u00a0of the god\u00a0Vishnu<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0where this is the day is the day\u00a0Rama,\u00a0Sita,\u00a0Lakshmana\u00a0and\u00a0Hanuman\u00a0reached\u00a0Ayodhya\u00a0after a period in exile and Rama\u2019s army of good defeated demon king\u00a0Ravana\u2019s army of evil<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiwali marks the homecoming of Lord Rama with his wife Sita and brother Laxmana to his kingdom Ayodhya after 14 years of exile.\u00a0It is believed that when the news of Lord Ram returning to his homeland reached Ayodhya, the entire city was lit with thousands of oil lamps (diyas) and decorated with flowers and beautiful\u00a0rangolis<\/em>. Since then, it has been known as the festival of lights. In order to welcome, Lord Ram into their homes people decorate their houses with oil lamps, which is why the festival is also called \u2018Deepavali\u2019. The tradition of lighting oil lamps symbolizes the victory of good over evil. \u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Diwali Dates<\/h4>\n

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