Write a letter to your friend telling her how u
celebrated diwali.
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As you know that the festival of diwali was on 30 October, 2016. Every year as usual I celebrate it with all my family members, burn crackers and ate lots of sweets and chocolates. But this year I did something different. I didn't bought any fire crackers and did no shopping for new clothes, instead I saved that money and bought lots of interesting books in English like alphabets books, grammar books, short story books etc. and some chocolates with money left. And guess what I did with them!! You may think that I bought it for myself but no I bought it for the small children living in my village. I got this amazing idea when I went there in summer vacations, I saw that the children were too much interested in learning English from me and wanted me to tell some English stories. Their curiosity gave me an inspiration to do something for them. So I bought these books and gave them the books to read they were happy and the joy on their faces was overflowing like flood water. I felt so proud and happy that it cannot be described by words.
Now, I've decided that instead of wasting money on noisy and polluting fire crackers I would buy something new for those children every diwali and this is my diwali resolution!!
Say hello to your parents and all the best to your sister for her exams.
Your lovingly
(Your name)
Dear ..................,
I was glad to read your letter a few days ago, but as I was busy with Diwali celebrations in the family, I could not write to you earlier than this.
Diwali is a religious festival in my country. It is celebrated more for religious purposes than for amusement and excitement. However, quite a few people who celebrate Diwali haven't the faintest: idea of what it is all about. They just go in for entertainment.
This festival is celebrated with lamps, candles, and fireworks. It is an occasion of great beauty, and lamps, candles and crackers are to be seen everywhere. Toy sky rockets are fired and most of the houses are decorated with blinking neon lights.
No one moves about in ordinary clothes. Everyone wears special clothes. Most of the parents are indulgent and join the children in the festivities.
Some firecrackers explode with a pop, while others make the sound of a miniature explosion. The light of the sparklers is pretty intense. At times it is thrown over a radius of five to ten yards. As almost everyone lights sparklers, there is light everywhere and the night is turned into the day.
Neon lights of every colour and shape are to be seen in houses and shops and other places. Children have a very enjoyable time. They light all sorts of fireworks, some of which, when thrown into the sky, explode into hundreds of fragments of bright light as dazzling as the stars.
The elders of the family perform Pujas. The Lakshmi puja is performed on a grand scale. Especially the business community carries out this puja with pomp and show. All the accounts for the year are settled and the new accounts are opened on the New Year. Gifts are given to Brahmins and alms to the poor. Friends and relatives are invited to lunch or dinner, and the exchange of gifts is made.
Please convey my regards to your parents. Hoping to see you soon in our midst, I am,
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