Do we ralise the improtance and relevance of Diwali?

Question

This my paragraph writin competition on this topic so please help me accquire some good quotations & writups & evn ready-made paragraphs for the same.

Answer 1

actully not
but we must
this tym i ll
and no to crackers

Answer 2

Diwali is a festival of lights. It not only means lightin ur house and burstin crackers but it rather means ligtin our lives and that of ur fellow brothers and sisters.
This light is the light of communal harmony,education and all that stuff which fills not only our lives but also of those around us with happiness and hope.
Diwali is a day wen we must open our eyes n let the LIGHT OF GOD AND HIS MESSENGERS enter our soul thus seekin forgiveness for our sins n promisin nt 2 commit dem in futre. THIS IS D REAL IMPORTANCE N REALISATION OF DIWALI WHICH MOST OF US LACK. And nw all we must do is to realise our faults n d MESSAGE OF DIWALI. coz its "BETTER LATE THEN NEVER"

Answer 3

In India, any holiday or special occasion is cause to decorate the entrance and walkways to the house or temple with intricate and colorful designs called rangoli, drawn with paint, rice flour or chalk. The whole family can get involved, but it's mostly done by the women, explained Gujrathi, who is one of the children's teachers at the temple.

To remember the story of King Rama returning home from a long absence, homes are ablaze with light at night. Traditionally, oil lamps are used, but it's more common to use candles. So on Sunday, before worship and lessons began upstairs in the former Baptist church, mothers of the children lit candles on the altar.

In India, families also set off firecrackers, but that isn't done here, Gujrathi said. Families also share a holiday meal. There is no specific or symbolic food required, just more of it. Usually, there are a lot of sweets and fancy, homemade food.

Hindus believe in a single supreme creator who takes the form of many different gods and goddesses. They believe there is nothing else but God in all creation, said Lata Pimplaskar of Marlton, who leads the children's program at the temple. Hindus can invoke the Lord in anything, such as leaves or flowers, "because everything is God," she told the children.

During Diwali, certain deities are honored: the goddess of wealth and prosperity, Laxmi; the goddess of power, Kali or Shakti; and the goddess of knowledge, Saraswati.

The ritual to welcome a god is called a puja, a ceremony that mimics the welcoming of a special guest into the home. The first puja is offered to Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles and a symbol of strength and intelligence.

"Puja is a form of prayer," explained Pimplaskar. Puja is offered so the faithful can receive God's blessing, she said.

The children performed a simplified version of the puja. Before each child was a paper towel set with the items they would need for the ritual: a small paper cup of water, a single flower, an envelope of rice, a tiny bag of kumkum (a red-colored flour) and a small bag of dried fruit. The items were then offered to Ganesha along with a short prayer.

Each child used a small statue with an elephant head to represent Ganesha; Pimplaskar explained statues are used to focus the mind on worship.

They prayed for the destruction of ignorance, for an alert and calm mind, intelligence and any other request they might have. After singing songs, the children asked for blessings from their parents by bending down and touching their feet, a sign of respect to their elders.

On Diwali, parents show their blessings by giving their children a small gift, perhaps a toy, clothing or money, said Gujrathi. It's not an exchange of gifts, she explained. Her mother still gives her something on the holiday, she added with a smile.

Somya Mawrie, 11, of Cherry Hill asked her mother for permission to dye her hair purple.

"She got money," said her mother, Radha Mawrie. "Hopefully, she will use it wisely."

Hinduism a popular religion

Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world. Other facts about the religion are:


Names - Hinduism, Sanatana Dharma, "eternal religion" and Vaidika Dharma, "religion of the Vedas."

Population - It is the third largest religion in the world, after Christianity and Islam, with an estimated 762 million followers worldwide or about 13 percent of the world's population. In the United States, there are an estimated 766,000 followers or about .4 percent of the population.

Background - It is generally believed to be the world's oldest religion. Scholars are in debate about its early history.

Sacred texts - The most important are the Vedas, the oldest of which was composed about 1500 B.C. Sacred texts also include the Bhagavad Gita, which has become central to Hindu beliefs.

Basic beliefs - Hindus believe in a single supreme creator, but worship gods and goddesses as facets or manifestations of that creator.
Hindus believe the soul reincarnates, evolving through many lives until spiritual knowledge and liberation is attained.

Hindus believe in karma, the law of cause and effect in which each person creates his destiny by his thoughts, words and deeds. Bad deeds in a previous life can cause a person to be born into a lower social level or even as an animal.

Answer 4

no, we have all forgotten that diwali signifies the defeat of evil over good. now we just associate it with LOUD crackers and sparklers. they say all religions in india celebrate diwali, but that's because of the crackers, not the thought.
We hardly light diyas anymore. we use our "firangi" candles. we burst crackers even weeks after diwali. its become a symbol of wealth and power rather than joy and proseprity

Answer 5

actually not. its confinded only to crackers. we forgot the real spirit of diwali,which is to inlight our hert & mind with knowledge, peace & prosparity, brotherhood and unity (to which lights refer to) & free them from all kinds of evil thoughts & feelings.