why we celebrate diwali?story of diwali.?

Answer 1

The most famous of all stories is the one in Ramayana.
It was this day that Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after 14 years. After defeating Ravana and rescuing Sita.
So Ayodhya was lit up to welcome him.
So we light lamps that day.

Another is that it is a dark no Moon night. And Ghosts roam around. So we light up to ward off Evil Spirits.

A third story is "Narakasur Vadh" - Sri Krishna and his wife, Satyabhama vanquishes the demon.

It is all in short here.
If you want, you can read more here.
Happy Diwali.

I am just copying the same answer I wrote in your last Q that asked this.
Maybe you had to add details. It is all in the link below.

Answer 2

DIWALI - There are many reasons and stories behind celebrating Depavali., buy the main one is -

When we inquire into the significance of the Deepavali festival which we are celebrating , we find that traditionally it is a joyous festival to celebrate the destruction of the demon Narakasura, a powerful king of Assamby Sri Krishna. It is only when we first understand the meaning of the Krishna Principle will we be able to understand the significance of the Naraka principle. Krishna is the embodiment of the Five Elements: ether, air, fire, water and earth. He is also the embodiment of five life breaths--Prana, Apana, Samana, Udana and Vyana. "Kleem-Krishnaaya-Govindaaya-Gopijanaval... Swaah." This mantra contains the essence of the Bhagavatha. The five names represent the Five Pranas (vital airs). Kleem refers to the earth. Krishnaaya refers to water. Govindaaya refers to Agni (the Fire-God). Gopijanavallabhaaya refers to Vayu (Air). Swaah refers to ether.

When we recognize that the Divine is immanent in the five elements, we will realize that there is no place in the cosmos where these five are not present. The human body is composed of the five elements. These elements, because they constitute the body, can affect only the body but cannot affect the Atma in any way.

Krishna's encounter with the demon Naraka has to be understood against this background. "Nara-ka" means one who is opposed to the Atma. The celebration of Deepavali as the day of deliverance from Narakasura commemorates Krishna's victory. The day is observed as an occasion when the Divine leads mankind from darkness to light.

The legendary version of the Narakasura episode describes the demon as master of Praagjyothishapura. The symbolic meaning of Praagjyothishapura is that it is a place which has forgotten the Atma. The inner meaning of this is that demonic forces dwell in any place where the Atma is forgotten. All the chaos and evil in the world today are due to the fact that men have forgotten the Atma (the Supreme Spirit). Every man is conscious of the body and of the individual soul, but is not conscious of the Paramatma (Divinity) within him.

On Deepavali day, we light numerous lamps with one candle. The light with which other lamps are lit is a Symbol of the Divine. The other lamps are Jivanajyothis (individual lamps). They derive their light from the One Supreme Light. It is to teach this truth to men that the Festival of Lights is observed. -

Answer 3

That's a stupid question..., Why we celebrate Diwali? Story of Diwali? bcos Diwali itself means festival of lights and happiness. its infact asking urself..,
Why we celebrate Happiness? Story of Happiness? sounds stupid right?
in all countries, ppl spend money and pollute the environment in many ways for no reason. But we got many reasons to celebrate and feel proud that its a Hindu festival, a festival of Happiness and lights. As far as i know there is no religion which has this kind of festivals. so feel proud and happily celebrate Diwali. Feel Proud That U Have That Privilege!!!
Infact no one will ask.., Why should anyone celebrate Bakrid? where in all countries ppl kill laks and laks of Goats on that one particular day. Ask this question when Bakrid comes next year?
Happy Diwali Friends., Have Fun...,

Answer 4

10 answers to celebrate:-
The Festival of Lights is for All
Why do we celebrate Diwali? It’s not just the festive mood in the air that makes you happy, or just that it's a good time to enjoy before the advent of winter. There are 10 mythical and historical reasons why Diwali is a great time to celebrate. And there are good reasons not just for Hindus but also for all others to celebrate this great Festival of Lights.
1.Goddess Lakshmi’s Birthday: The Goddess of wealth, Lakshmi incarnated on the new moon day (amaavasyaa) of the Kartik month during the churning of the ocean (samudra-manthan), hence the association of Diwali with Lakshmi.

2. Vishnu Rescued Lakshmi: On this very day (Diwali day), Lord Vishnu in his fifth incarnation as Vaman-avtaara rescued Lakshmi from the prison of King Bali and this is another reason of worshipping Ma Larkshmi on Diwali.

3. Krishna Killed Narakaasur: On the day preceding Diwali, Lord Krishna killed the demon king Narakaasur and rescued 16,000 women from his captivity. The celebration of this freedom went on for two days including the Diwali day as a victory festival.

4. The Return of the Pandavas: According to the great epic ‘Mahabharata’, it was ‘Kartik Amavashya’ when the Pandavas appeared from their 12 years of banishment as a result of their defeat in the hands of the Kauravas at the game of dice (gambling). The subjects who loved the Pandavas celebrated the day by lighting the earthen lamps.

5. The Victory of Rama: According to the epic ‘Ramayana’, it was the new moon day of Kartik when Lord Ram, Ma Sita and Lakshman returned to Ayodhya after vanquishing Ravana and conquering Lanka. The citizens of Ayodhya decorated the entire city with the earthen lamps and illuminated it like never before.

6. Coronation of Vikramaditya: One of the greatest Hindu King Vikramaditya was coroneted on the Diwali day, hence Diwali became a historical event as well.

7. Special Day for the Arya Samaj: It was the new moon day of Kartik (Diwali day) when Maharshi Dayananda, one of the greatest reformers of Hinduism and the founder of Arya Samaj attained his nirvana.

8. Special Day for the Jains: Mahavir Tirthankar, considered to be the founder of modern Jainism also attained his nirvana on Diwali day.

9. Special Day for the Sikhs: The third Sikh Guru Amar Das institutionalized Diwali as a Red-Letter Day when all Sikhs would gather to receive the Gurus blessings. In 1577, the foundation stone of the Golden Temple at Amritsar was laid on Diwali. In 1619, the sixth Sikh Guru Hargobind, who was held by the Mughal Emperor Jahengir, was released from the Gwalior fort along with 52 kings.

10. The Pope’s Diwali Speech: In 1999, Pope John Paul II performed a special Eucharist in an Indian church where the altar was decorated with Diwali lamps, the Pope had a ‘tilak’ marked on his forehead and his speech was bristled with references to the festival of light.

Answer 5

For realise our happiness moment, We should think every time as Diwali moment.

Answer 6

when Lord RAMA came back to Ayodhya with his brother LAKSMAN and wife SITA after 14 years after killing RAVANA the king of LANKA, the people of AYODHYA lighted the lamps of joy .