Diwali (Holidays, Society & Culture)

As we all celebrate this great festival of lights & sweets, what we find that in the name of lights we explode crackers thus increase both air & noise pollution. The sweet we eat is made from adulterated milk which can bring innumerous harm to our health. We go out for purchasing new items for ourselves & our home but get struck in big traffic jams apart being cheated by the local merchants who sell out of date & spoiled articles at expensive rates. We distributes gift items to friends & relatives, which actually happens to be exchanging those pieces which we got from them, just the giver & taker get changed. We buy gold & other ornaments at higher rates just because it is auspicious to do so as being advised by holy priest & astrologers, which on any normal days we could have got in much lesser competitive rates. This festival means visiting of Goddess Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth at our place of living & work, but when the festival is over we find the balance left in our accounts will not be enough to carry us till the end of the month. We love this festival & pray to God the almighty to give us peace of mind & prosperity for the whole years so that next year we again repeat these things during this great festival of light & sweets. A Happy & prosperous Diwalli to all!

2007-11-07 18:24:39 · 11 answers · asked by vijay m Indian Lawyer 7

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tomorrow is dhanterash today is vadh barash why celebrate this day?

2007-11-05 17:04:21 · 5 answers · asked by sonal rajput 1

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henna party on friday- 12 friends but aweful cook- simple food ideas?

all has to be veggie and easy to make as i have a 2 year old pullign my sari and i have 1 hr cooking time between job and party.
thanks!

2007-11-04 07:46:07 · 3 answers · asked by a c 7

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Hindus - reason to celebrate?

Diwali Resolution Passes by Overwhelming Margin in House of Representatives

2007-10-30 01:35:08 · 2 answers · asked by Jade 4

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Why people are celebrating Diwali?

2007-10-27 08:07:37 · 19 answers · asked by Udaya B 1

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why we celebrate diwali?story of diwali.?

2007-10-24 03:40:15 · 6 answers · asked by kirti p 1

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do you think crackers are necessary for Diwali?

2007-10-24 01:25:34 · 29 answers · asked by Nikhil Chhabra 1

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why DIWALI is called Naraka-chathurdasi?

2007-10-23 02:43:51 · 14 answers · asked by Muthu S 7

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What is your message to Yahoo! Answers this Diwali?

The most original and the best-worded answer will receive a surprise gift from us!

2007-10-21 17:29:57 · 380 answers · asked by y_answrs_team_in 1

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What aspects of tradition should we retain while making Diwali a modern festival?

Is Diwali becoming over-commercialised with every passing year? Are age-old traditions making way for modern practices like greeting cards, gambling, etc.? Or are we too steeped in tradition to realise that change is inevitable?

2007-10-21 17:21:02 · 206 answers · asked by Anonymous

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How can we celebrate Diwali without harming the environment?

Think Diwali, and the first thing that comes to your mind are firecrackers. There’s been growing alarm at the long term ill effects of the fireworks on the environment, apart from the noise pollution and the streets littered with paper and the contaminated air that we breathe. What steps can we take to ensure that this Diwali and subsequent Diwalis are eco-friendly and safe?

2007-10-21 04:00:04 · 310 answers · asked by Anonymous

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on 1979 i born october 21st, it was diwali,now dasera?

2007-10-20 18:55:11 · 6 answers · asked by ramesh b 1

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How can we bring real light to the lives of the underprivileged this Diwali?

What will you do this Diwali to brighten the lives of the underprivileged? Something that will have a ripple effect in the community and amongst our neighbours?

2007-10-19 01:55:56 · 249 answers · asked by archana3k1 4

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