Festival Diwali | Know History, Decoration, and Suggestions

India is a country where maximum festivals are celebrated, people of different religions celebrate their festivals according to their tradition and culture. Festival Diwali is a festival of happiness and prosperity. People are decorating with the light on the night of Amavasya.

‘Deepawali’ is made up of two Sanskrit words – Deep + Awali. ‘Deep’ means ‘Deepak’ and ‘Awali’ means ‘line’ or ‘chain’, which means a series of lamps or a line of lamps. The festival of Deepawali comes after 21 days of Dussehra, between September and October, on the new moon of Kartik month. The Festival Diwali signals the end of the rainy season and the beginning of autumn. The weather is slightly cold on the occasion of Deepawali.

HISTORY OF DIWALI

When Lord Rama came back to the city of Ayodhya after killing Ravana, the people of Ayodhya, cleaned Ayodhya and decorated with the light of lamps in the night. After that, it has become a tradition that lights are lit to reduce the darkness of Kartik Amavasya. This festival has celebrated for five days from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj.

HOW YOU CAN IMPRESS YOUR GUEST THIS DIWALI

On Diwali the first thing we do is cleaning the house, after that, we do the home decoration. If you are bored with the same old look of your house, then this Diwali gives your house a traditional new Look. This way you can impress your guest. The most special thing on this day is the decoration of your house. You should also bring good furnishings for your home.

• DECORATE YOUR HOME
  
  1. Flower decoration: Decorate your house with flowers, put one or two pots on the door of the house. This will give your home a simple as well as festival decoration.
  
  2. Rangoli: By making Rangoli at the main gate of the house, the house looks beautiful, the visiting guests will also be happy to see it. By the way, you can make Rangoli with your hands using traditional colors and flowers.
  
  3. Toran and Kandil: Put toran on the door of every room along with the main door of the house. For this, you can also use traditional leaves and flower pylons. you can use Torana designers for decoration in the main hall of the house.

• PREPARE DIFFERENT DISHES

Giving sweets to each other in Diwali is a very common ritual. Diwali is a festival of celebration and hence people express joy by offering each other sweets. Instead of buying sweets from the market, try to make something on your own. Guests will like this type of preparation.

If you are not a very good cook, then get help from some videos and books. Try to make simple things like chocolate and cookies. People will appreciate this effort. Whatever it is, just remember to go home with sweets to your friends and family.

• HAND MADE GIFTS TO GUEST
  
  1. Give more importance to the packaging of gift items: Finding a good gift is a task. After you do this, do not give the gift in a normal bag.
  
  2. FOCUS ON PACKAGING: Pack the gifts in bright colors to keep the festivals alive. You can also decorate with Diyas and traditional designs. Add some decorative elements as well. Also, add a handwritten Diwali greeting. People like to read such personal cards.
  
  3. CREATIVITY ATTRACT GUESTS: Diwali is a celebration of lights thus making some creative flame holders is a smart thought. The beneficiary won’t just welcome it however would they be able to can likewise utilize it in Diwali enhancements. Have a go at being inventive and creative. One such smart thought is to make a flame holder from bangles.
  
  4. DECORATING POOJA RELATED THINGS: Enhancing plates or pooja thalis are utilized in Diwali. Several ceremonies are performed during Diwali and such plates are utilized to perform them. Hence, gifting a plate in this celebration appears to be an awesome thought. Rather than getting it from the market.
  
  5. INNOVATION DIY: Gifting home stylistic theme things on Diwali is a smart thought. There is a custom to clean houses before Diwali and in this manner, individuals toss their old or split things away. This leads them to purchase new things in the stylistic layout area too. Thus, this Diwali as opposed to preparing a handmade thing decides for an innovative DIY.
  
  6. CANDLES ATTRACTS A LOT: The other thing to decorate this Diwali is scented candles. The most effortless approach to do this is to arrange some on everywhere. On the other hand, on the off chance that you are feeling imaginative, at that point, you could decide to make them.

IMPORTANT FACTS OF FESTIVAL DIWALI

• The festival of Diwali is one of the important festivals of Hindus.
• Diwali is celebrated because on this day Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after spending 14 years in the forest.
• In the happiness of Lord Shri Rama returning to Ayodhya, the people celebrated this day as Diwali.
• The festival of Diwali generally occurs in the month of October or November every year.
• On the evening of Diwali Lord, Lakshmi and Ganesh are worshiped.
• People light lamps in their homes, shops, offices, etc On this day.
• On Diwali, everyone gives sweets, gifts, etc. to their neighbors and relatives.
• Many people also firecrackers these days.

Pro-Cons of Deepawali Celebration

Pros of Deepawali

1. All traders can earn a good amount in this festive season.
2. People spend on home furnishings, clothes, and jewelry and food items, so business gets a good profit.
3. In Diwali, mutual love grows, and understanding increases in relationships.
4. Cleaning of the entire house is done and paint is also done in the house. In this way, our house gets purified and the environment around us also become clean, which is beneficial for health.
5. For cottage industries, the festival of Deepawali brings immense happiness. Since most of the items sold in Deepawali like furnishings and earthenware are manufactured by the cottage industries, their income also increases in this festival.

Cons of Deepawali

1. Pollution spreads due to firecrackers.
2. Wastage of oil by burning lamps.
3. Excessive sweets and dishes affect our health.
4. High power wastage due to decoration of lights.
5. People spend fuzzy in the appearance of the show.

SUGGESTION TO CELEBRATE FESTIVAL DIWALI

• By purchasing the items from the small vendors, we can help in increasing their livelihood because like us they also wait for this festival throughout the year, So that they can come in the market and sell their finished goods.
• By using lamps in place of electric whales more, we can help the small traders and potters of our country to strengthen the economy of the country by strengthening it financially and at the same time maintaining the traditional form of Deepawali.
• Many of us spend a significant amount of money on decorating, bursting, and celebrating the festival of Deepawali. If we want, we can bring happiness to their faces by cutting some of these things or by spending more than we have and distributing blankets, sweets, and gifts to some poor and needy people.
• We have to understand that the meaning of the festival of Deepawali is lamp and light, not the bursting of crackers. All of us should resolve to celebrate Green Diwali by not using firecrackers and it will be the biggest gift we can give to nature on Deepawali.

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