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Diwali or Divali also known as Deepavali and the "festival of lights", is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year.The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. The festival preparations and rituals typically extend over a five day period, but the main festival night of Diwali coincides with the darkest, new moon night of the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. In the Gregorian calendar, Diwali night falls between mid-October and mid-November.
Before Diwali night, people clean, renovate and decorate their homes and offices. On Diwali night, Hindus dress up in new clothes or their best outfit, light up diyas (lamps and candles) inside and outside their home, participate in family puja (prayers) typically to Lakshmi – the goddess of wealth and prosperity. After puja, fireworks follow,then a family feast including mithai (sweets), and an exchange of gifts between family members and close friends. Diwali also marks a major shopping period in nations where it is celebrated.
Answer:Diwali, popularly known as Deepawali is an important festival that is celebrated with immense enthusiasm across the country. It is also called the festival of lights.
Diwali falls in the month of Kartik according to Hindu calendar. As per the English calendar, Diwali falls in the month of October or November.
As per Hindu mythology, it is believed that on this day Lord Rama was returned to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana. People of Ayodhya lit up diyas to welcome Lord Rama to Ayodhya. Actually, the festival Diwali symbolizes the victory of good over evil.
Today Diwali is celebrated with great pomp. People clean their houses, shops before Diwali. On Diwali, rangolis are made and people worship Lord Ganesh and goddesses Lakshmi for prosperity and good luck. Firecrackers are burst and sweets are exchanged by people with their near and dear ones.
No doubt Diwali is a festival of joy and fun. But in the process of Diwali celebration, we cause some to our environment too. After Diwali, we can see an increase in environmental pollution. The smoke emitted from the firecrackers not only cause harm to our environment but also affects the patients who are suffering from lungs problem, Asthma, allergy etc. It also causes harm to the animals. Now a day’s government has introduced some rules to avoid firecrackers during Diwali in order to protect the environment from being polluted.
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