essay on Diwali celebration amidst Corona Pandamic
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Diwali or Deepawali, the festival of lights is celebrated with vigor and enthusiasm all over India. In fact, it is celebrated in the neibouring countries also. Deepavali is a government holiday. All public and private (small or big) close in the evening and the following morning.
It is a festival for Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. Deepawali literally means a series of lights (a wick made of cotton or cloth dipped in oil in a small earthen shallow cup).
What ever the reason is, all people celebrate with a lot of enthusiasm. Newly married couples visit their in-laws. Children and adults alike, all fire crackers for hours in the night. People spend of a lot of money for new clothes and gift articles. They clean houses and decorate them. People clean and then perform puja of their vehicles. People cook a lot of sweets and other edibles. Children often celebrate it at their grand parents' during this day. Many organization distribute sweets to their employees.
Dewali is a day of victory of good over evil.
Making of crackers is a big industry with a big annual turnover. The prices of crackers have soared in the last decade.
Hindus in different regions have different reasons for the celebration. In the South of India people celebrate Deepawali on the day of new moon (Amavasya). It is the next day after Naraka Chaturdasi, when Satya Bhama , wife of Lord Krishna (incarnation of God Vishnu) killed Narakasura. Narakasura was supposed to be a daemon who had imprisoned many women.
Hindus in the North celebrate for the victory of Rama over Ravana and for the home coming of his along with Sita and Lakshmana.
Merchants celebrate it and perform Puja of Goddess of money, Lakshmi, as it is the day when Lakshmi Devi chose God Vishnu as her husband and married him.
Jains celebrate because their guru and god and Mahavir attained moksha.
Sikhs celebrate because their sixth guru Gurgobing Singh was liberated from jail.
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The COVID-19 pandemic in India is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case of COVID-19 in India, which originated from China, was reported on 30 January 2020. India currently has the largest number of confirmed cases in Asia,[8] and has the second-highest number of confirmed cases in the world after the United States,[9][10] with the number of total confirmed cases breaching the 100,000 mark on 19 May, 200,000 on 3 June,[11][12] and 1,000,000 confirmed cases on 17 July 2020. On 29 August 2020, India recorded the global highest spike in COVID-19 cases on a day with 78, 761 cases surpassing the previous global highest daily spike of 77, 368 cases which was recorded in the US on 17 July 2020.[13][14]
India's case fatality rate is among the lowest in the world at 2.41% as of 23 July and is steadily declining.[15] By mid-May 2020, six cities accounted for around half of all reported cases in the country – Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Pune and Kolkata.[16] As of 24 May 2020, Lakshadweep is the only region which has not reported a case. On 10 June, India's recoveries exceeded active cases for the first time.[17]
On 22 March, India observed a 14-hour voluntary public curfew at the instance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was followed by mandatory lockdowns in COVID-19 hotspots and all major cities. Further, on 24 March, the prime minister ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, affecting the entire 1.3 billion-person population of India. On 14 April, India extended the nationwide lockdown till 3 May which was followed by two-week extensions starting 3 and 17 May with substantial relaxations. From 1 June, the government started "unlocking" the country (barring "containment zones") in three unlock phases
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