The Festival Of Lights!

 Diwali is coming! diwali is coming! diwali is coming!!!! .... Oh! yay! am SOOOOO exited! diwali is one of my favorite festivals! Oh hey guys look at all these colourful crackers in the sky the photo is down below. ( not from my community, its a photo I found online) Here is some info about diwali:

 Diwali is a festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists, notably Newar Buddhists. The festival usually lasts five days and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika. Diya and lighting, home decoration, shopping, fireworks, prayers, gifts, feast, and sweets. Line of lamps at Bedara Kannappa temple, Mysore. Diwali sweets and snack and Dance events and fairs Diwali lamps arranged in the pattern of om.

Date for 2021: Thursday, 4 November.

Woah! I can't belive there is sooo much behind diwali! do you want to hear a story? I do! its the story of diwali:

Diwali is the day Lord Rama, his wife Sita Devi and brother Lakshmana return to their homeland after 14 years in exhile. The villagers lit a path for Rama, who had defeated the demon king Ravana. Reenactments of this story are part of celebrations in some regions.  

Another Diwali story is is that Diwali marks the day Lord Krishna defeated the demon Narakasura and freed the people of his kingdom. After he slayed the demon, Lord Krishna declared it a day of festivities. In some parts of India, people burn effigies of the demon kings in both stories as part of the celebration.

People also celebrate the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi during Diwali. As the goddess of prosperity, wealth and fertility.

In other cultures, Diwali coincides with harvest and new year celebrations. No matter which Diwali story you celebrate, it’s always a day of new beginnings and light over darkness.

Woah! I love stories! whatever its message is. Now, go out there and burst some crackers! happy diwali everyone! Byeeeee!