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Diwali – The Celebration of Love
Added: (Mon Oct 13 2008)
Diwali the festival of light symbolizes the victory of good over evil. The festival has a deep significance in Indian culture since ancient times. According to the Vedic culture, the message of Diwali is to raze the world from darkness and direct it towards the self-illuminated light within.
It is said that when Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile, the people were delighted to see him with Sita and Lakshman. Since it was a no moon night, people lit up candles and diyas along Lord Rama's path. Everybody sang and danced in celebration and welcomed their king with open arms and hearts. Since then, each year that day came to be celebrated as Diwali. In North Indian the business community generally starts their financial new year on Diwali and new account books are opened on this day.
The celebration of Diwali festival is always come with by the exchange of sweets, lighting the diyas & candles also with the fireworks. The faces of everyone flow with a rare charm in their dazzling hues and colors which signify the victory of divine forces over those of wickedness.
On this holy occasion, people exchange a lot of gifts between each other. Families and friends alike give and accept Diwali gifts like sweets, puja thali, dry fruits, homemade chocolates, diyas, candles, wall hangings, decor items, gift hampers, jewellery, apparel, flowers and so on.
The business community celebrates the festival by exchanging gifts like corporate gift hampers, gift baskets, designer gift boxes, pen sets, diaries, watches, perfumes, mobiles, and the like.
Nowadays, as many Indians have settled abroad in countries like the United Sates, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries, Diwali is going to celebrate in an world wide manner. Therefore, this festival is being celebrated by a lot of expatriates in the same graceful manner as it is celebrated on the home front.