- Introduction - India is famous for festivals. There are many festivals in India as Rakshabandhan, Deshara, diwali, Holi, Id, X'mas etc. Diwali is the most important festival of the Hindus.
- When and why this festival is celebrated? - This festival is celebrated on Amavasya in the month of kartic. This festival is celebrated in the memory of Lord Ram's returning to Ayodhya after an exile of 14 years. Lord Mahavir had also attained nirwan on this very day.
- How this festival is celebrated? - Some days before Diwali, people clean and white wash their houses. They purchase gold, silver, ;new utensils etc. At the night of Diwali they light their houses with clay lamps or electric bulbs. They worship goddess Laxmi and distribute sweets. They explode crackers and burn phuljuries.
- Advantages of this festival - Diwali is the festival of light. It brings cleanliness. This festival brings oneness among us because the whole country celebrates this festival with a great enthusiasm.
- Its evils - Some people test their luck by playing gambling on this day. It is a blot on the name of Diwali. While exploding crackes many persons including children get burnt.
- Conclusion - Diwali is truly a national festival. From the point of view of hygiene, it is very advantageous. The bad practice of gambling should be stopped and the children should explode the crackers carefully. Then this festival will be a festival of joy and merriment.
Diwali
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