Essay On Diwali

Diwali is one the most important festival of Hindus It is celebrated with great enthusiasm throughout the length and breadth of India. It is a festival of lights.

Deepavali - The Festival Of Lights

Diwali, popularly called Deepavali in some parts of India, is a festival which we all long for every year. The preparations for Deepavali start long before the festival date. The victory of Good over Evil is the reason for celebrating Diwali. This festival is celebrated to mark the return of Rama to Ayodhya after his defeat of Ravana. First, the excitement for us would be the new dresses that are bought to be worn for Deepavali. Since Deepavali is a festival for more than 2 days, we have 2 or 3 new dresses. Apart from this all elders visiting us buy us sweets and dresses also. Jeans, T shirts, Trousers and shirts were all bought for me by my parents. The other major excitement for Deepavali is the bursting of crackers and fireworks. This year we were taught in school not to burst crackers, as it causes pollution. Hence, we avoided bursting any Sparklers, Rockets, Ground Chakkars and Flower pots . 

The third rejoicing aspect of Deepavali is the eating of sweets. We visit relatives and friends with sweets and snacks. They also visit us with sweets and snacks. We seek their blessings on the festival day. Gulab jamun, Laddoos, Halwas and Kaju cakes were my favorites. Lots of people also start new ventures on this day after performing Lakshmi Puja. This is marked by lighting of lamps, candles and diyas by the women folk in the family. The light and colour add to the celebrations.  

In all, I can say that Deepavali is the brightest festival to be celebrated in India. The delicious food associated with the feast makes us feel that this festival must come more often in a year. 

चौदह वर्ष का वनवास समाप्त कर जब श्रीराम प्रभु अयोध्या लौटे, तब प्रजाने दीपोत्सव मनाया । तब से दीपावली उत्सव मनाया जाता है । दीपावली शब्द दीप आवली (पंक्ति, कतार) इस प्रकार बना है । इसका अर्थ है, दीपोंकी पंक्ति अथवा कतार । दीपावलीके दिन सर्वत्र दीप लगाए जाते हैं । कार्तिक कृष्ण त्रयोदशी (धनत्रयोदशी / धनतेरस), कार्तिक कृष्ण चतुर्दशी (नरकचतुर्दशी), अमावस्या (लक्ष्मीपूजन) व कार्तिक शुक्ल प्रतिपदा (बलिप्रतिपदा) ये चार दिन दीपावली मनाई जाती है । कुछ लोग त्रयोदशीको दीपावलीमें सम्मिलित न कर, शेष तीन दिनोंकी ही दीवाली मनाते हैं । वसुबारस व भैयादूजके दिन दीपावलीके साथ ही आते हैं, इसी कारण इनका समावेश दीपावलीमें किया जाता है; परंतु वास्तवमें ये त्यौहार भिन्न हैं ।