Diwali the
Festivals of Light, Not The Festivals Of pollution.
India is a country of colors and festivals. It is said
that there are seven days in a week but nine festivals. They are a
grand joy and happy moments in the life of Indian people. These are the
occasions of family gatherings, exchange of greetings and sweets, joys, praying
, fasting, and feasting. People visit temples, holy places, worship gods and
invoke their favorite festivals come around the year and add colors, joys, happiness, and a variety of spice to life.
Diwali or Deepawali is one such festival. It is the festival of lights, joys, and pleasure.
Children love this festival as they get many gifts, holidays from schools and
they are free to enjoy the festival of light with their family and friends.
They get new clothes, women make elaborate preparation to celebrate the
occasion.
Deepawali falls in the month of Kartik on Amavasya day(Lunar eclipse), mostly comes in the month of November.
The harvesting time closes and the crops reach the houses of farmers. After a year of hard work, the crops come as a light in the life of farmers. Diwali is
a harvest festival and farmers celebrate it with great pomp and happiness.
There are two Diwalis celebrated on consecutive days;
Chaturdashi or Choti Diwali and bari Diwali followed by Govardhan
pooja and Bhai dhooj respectively. This
is the time when people remain busy cleaning and whitewashing their houses
and business places. There is hardly any house of a Hindu which is left
uncleared on the auspicious occasion of Diwali.
People make rangoli's on their house entrance and decorate
their house with lamps, candles, and earthen lamps. We will found lights all around us
on this festival.
This significant day marks the return of Lord Rama after
his exile of 14 years with Lakshaman and goddess Sita. It is a jubilation of goods
victory over evil. On the occasion of their returning the whole Ayodya was
decorated with earthen lamps and this festival is celebrated every year in the memory of Lord Rama and goddess Sita.
People exchange sweets, greet each other, exchange gifts, and wish each other to celebrate their happiness. They also burn various types
of crackers to celebrate their happiness. Many people play cards and gamble as
a traditional ritual to celebrate this festival.
But the real way to celebrate festivals is not to burn crackers that do not provide
any good effect on the environment and people but to bring light to the life of the people who
needs it. Burning crackers is a full wastage of money its better to throw that
money in the pond at least it does not cause harm to the environment or causes
any health hazard.
In today’s world, there is a lot of pollution and diseases
and these crackers bring much of it. Think about the innocent animals who die
because of the sound of these crackers
and the patients who are suffering from severe diseases. These crackers contain
many chemicals and may cause harm to us also. We light our houses with many
lights but there are many people who can't afford candles to light their houses.
The real way to celebrate a festival is to bring a smile to the face of others. We should
try to minimize the use of crackers and should try to stop other people also
from doing this and should encourage the practice of donation. We should donate
that money for crackers to the poor beggars
who barely need it.
We should not forget that Diwali is the festival of lights and happiness, not the
festivals of noise and pollution.
So, we should try to make safe,secure \green and
pollution-free Diwali.
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