In this post I will write about " Divali" - "
festival of lights" which we celebrated on 23
October
Divali is also know as " Deepavali" and " festival of lights "
which celebrated in autumn. This festival lasts for five days.
Every hindu lights the olive lamp in front of his house to
welcome "Lakshmi", the goddess of fortune and prosperity.
The lamps represent the victory of light over darkness, good
over evil. A lot of cultural events are hold for the celebration
of this festival.
It's one of the most important traditional holidays celebrated
in the whole India. It is a very good opportunity to meet with
family and friends. The Indian culture is very close to me,
because I lived with an Indian family last year and had to
celebrate all hindu festivals with them. It was a very good
experience for me.
It's fascinating that such different cultures as ours, American and Indian have holidays which celebrate similar ideas so close in time.
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