Diwali is a festival of lights, celebrations, shopping, feasts, and camaraderie. It is the biggest festival in India as there it brings lots of action in the markets too. Many companies distribute bonuses at this festival and others treat their employees with gifts and confectionary.
This is one festival through which every retailer and manufacturers get a chance to sell its product. Shopping malls, retail stores, and e-commerce platforms offer a mélange of discount deals on this occasion. Diwali holds a special place among all the festivals.
Festivals are occasions that helps us forget all the hardships of our lives for some time. Particularly on Diwali, we get to show our happiness through clothes, decoration, feasts, and fireworks. On this occasion, migrant professionals to their homes to meet their parents.
The railway stations, bus stands, and airports get especially crowded due to this it. This festival brings a lot of happy moments that make our life memorable. The celebration of Diwali begins before 2 days and ends after 2 days of the main festival.
It starts on the day Dhanteras, this is especially known for doing shopping. As per Hindu beliefs, shopping on this particular day is auspicious. Therefore, every family buys something or the other on this occasion, even if it’s a tiny trinket of no value.
Dipawali gives us lots of reasons to cherish. It brings people together and lets them spend happy moments together. Not only that, there are lights everywhere and it becomes the most radiant evening of the year in the country.
Shops, as well as homes, are decorated with ornate fret lights. After the day of Diwali, we celebrate the next day as Govardhan puja and the subsequent day as Bhai Dooj that culminates this festival. It’s not just a festival, it is an occasion that brings a feeling of happiness and joy to us.
In India, there has been a tradition of cleaning homes and whitewashing them before Diwali. And the discussion about Diwali can’t be completed unless we talk about some fireworks. Usually, we see some dedicated marketplaces that are particularly at the time of Diwali for selling fireworks.
We exchange so many gifts and sweets that there is usually a pile of dessert at every home at Diwali. On the evening of Diwali, people worship the Goddess of wealth, Lakshmi. A large number of people also engage in gambling on this eve and splurge money in their own way.
Besides India, Diwali is also celebrated in various other countries where you can find the Indian diaspora. It is observed usually after a few weeks of Dussehra which is celebrated as the day when Lord Rama killed Ravana. Diwali is the day when he comes to Ayodhya.
This is a festival that gets us excited about lights, togetherness, and various other things. The occasion becomes an opportunity for everyone to feel elated and it helps you get more particular about gifts. From white-collar professionals to domestic help, everyone seeks a gift from their employers.
Technoloader celebrates the festival of Diwali with fervour and joy. We wish you a very Happy Diwali.