Festival of Joy

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Festival of Joy Diwali is the annual festival for Hindus, which falls during October or November. There are a lot of religious and cultural beliefs behind celebrating it. The great cultural belief behind celebrating it is to commemorate the returning of Lord Rama after 14 years of exile after defeating the demon king Ravana. It is the symbol of the victory of good over the evil. People visit their relatives and friends in order to share gifts and tell them good wishes for Diwali. People distribute gift packets, such as sweets, dry fruit packets, gift hampers, cakes and many other things. They wear new clothes, eat delicious foods and sweets, burn crackers and share gifts with each other. They also offer Puja to the Goddess Lakshmi to get more blessings for the bright future and prosperity. Lamps are lit everywhere to remove the evil from homes and welcome the God and Goddess. It is a sight for sore eyes. Children are very keen to celebrate it and show their interest by getting involved in all the activities related to Diwali. They learn stories, make rangolis, play games with their teachers in school. Teachers also familiarize the students about how to use crackers and fireworks, how to do Puja, legends of Diwali and many more things. People get busy in the activities of Diwali a month before from the real date. The five days of celebrations of Diwali include: The first day is known as Dhanteras or Dhantrayodashi which is celebrated by worshiping the Goddess Lakshmi. People sing Aartis, devotional songs and mantras to make the Goddess happy. The second day is known as the Naraka Chaturdashi or Chhoti Diwali which is celebrated by worshiping Lord Krishna as he had killed the demon king Narkasur. The third day is the main Diwali day, which is celebrated by worshiping Goddess Lakshmi, distributing sweets and gifts

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