My Favourite Festival
India is a land of festivals. Many
festivals are celebrated here with great pomp and show. Each festival has a
religious or mythological significance behind it. Diwali is one of them. It is
the festival of lights. It is celebrated for several days. It falls in month of
October or early November.
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| MY FAVOURITE FESTIVAL |
Diwali is
celebrated by Hindus. It is also my favourite 
festival. It marks the victory of Rama over Ravana. It is
celebrated on the occasion of Lord Rama's return to Ayodhya after fourteen
years of exile. Before it falls, people clean and whitewash their houses. The
toy and picture shops are rearranged. Sweets are bought and distributed.
Candles and crackers are sold briskly. It is a festival for shopping. Lakshmi pooja is performed. Shop-keepers perform Pooja in their shops 
as well as at home. People greet their relatives and friends
with sweets and crackers. Shops are lighted with colorful
bulbs and attract huge crowd.
The evening is the most interesting
part of the day when houses are illuminated with earthen lamps or candles.
Children burst crackers. One hears the sound of bursting bombs 
across the city.
Everyone looks happy. Most of the people worship goddess of wealth 'Lakshmi'.
They pray her to give them wealth. Some people start their new business from
this very day.
festival. It marks the victory of Rama over Ravana. It is
celebrated on the occasion of Lord Rama's return to Ayodhya after fourteen
years of exile. Before it falls, people clean and whitewash their houses. The
toy and picture shops are rearranged. Sweets are bought and distributed.
Candles and crackers are sold briskly. It is a festival for shopping. Lakshmi pooja is performed. Shop-keepers perform Pooja in their shops as well as at home. People greet their relatives and friends
with sweets and crackers. Shops are lighted with colorful
bulbs and attract huge crowd. |
| DIWALI |
across the city.
Everyone looks happy. Most of the people worship goddess of wealth 'Lakshmi'.
They pray her to give them wealth. Some people start their new business from
this very day.
Gambling is also common on Diwali day. Gambling is
an evil. Diwali gives the message of joy and happiness and not to lose money
Diwali is considered the
best festival all over India, it is called rightly the festival of lights. It
gives a message of love,
brotherhood and friendship .The heart of everyone should be illuminated with
light like houses and shops