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Diwali 2012
Hi,
With Diwali just round the corner on Nov 13... there's a lot of activity in the air once again!
Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is equivalent to... hmm... Christmas or Thanksgiving (in America). It's THE major festival for a lot of Hindus and like all celebrations it involves lots of cooking, visiting friends and relatives and cleaning out the old (cupboard, drawers, etc) to ring in the new.
A lot like Chinese New Year! Red. Gold. Yellow. Magenta. Silver. These are just the colors to brighten up any Diwali. But the most enlightening thing of all is the tiny flame from each diya--a porcelain crucible that is filled with oil and lit with a cotton wick. Put a few of them together in a row, in a circle, any way you want, and watch the light sparkle up your life!
So here's to another few days of cleaning and cooking and running around before we ring in the new year and wish everyone a 'Happy Diwali'!!!
With Diwali just round the corner on Nov 13... there's a lot of activity in the air once again!
Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is equivalent to... hmm... Christmas or Thanksgiving (in America). It's THE major festival for a lot of Hindus and like all celebrations it involves lots of cooking, visiting friends and relatives and cleaning out the old (cupboard, drawers, etc) to ring in the new.
A lot like Chinese New Year! Red. Gold. Yellow. Magenta. Silver. These are just the colors to brighten up any Diwali. But the most enlightening thing of all is the tiny flame from each diya--a porcelain crucible that is filled with oil and lit with a cotton wick. Put a few of them together in a row, in a circle, any way you want, and watch the light sparkle up your life!
So here's to another few days of cleaning and cooking and running around before we ring in the new year and wish everyone a 'Happy Diwali'!!!
