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Diwali Traditions |
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Diwali is celebrated in different parts of the world with great enthusiasm and vigor. It is regarded as a festival of lights, color and firecrackers. Singapore is also no exception. People of all ages indulge themselves in lots of fun and entertainment during this time of the year.
They clean and decorate their houses, do some wonderful shopping for themselves and their near and dear ones, exchange sweets and gifts, burst different types of firecrackers, and light their houses with diyas and candles to mark the occasion. Deepavali is celebrated to mark the victory of good over the evil forces.
Like other festivals, Diwali too has its own traditions. To know more about these Diwali traditions, just have a look.
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Traditions of Deepavali Festival
There are several traditions associated with Diwali celebrations. One of the major traditions includes lighting the entire house and the place of worship of Goddess Lakshmi with colorful candles and diyas which are available in different shapes and sizes.
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Apart from this, some of the other traditions include playing cards, cleaning and decorating the house, bursting firecrackers on Diwali night, doing some wonderful shopping, and also exchanging gifts and sweets with relatives and friends.
- Playing Cards: Playing cards is an age old tradition of Diwali. As per the legends, Goddess Parvati was playing dice with Lord Shiva on this auspicious day. She enjoyed the game so much that she stated that whoever wishes to gamble on the night of Diwali would remain prosperous throughout the year. Since dice has become more or less outdated these days, cards have taken its place.
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- Cleaning and Decorating the entire House: There is a belief that the Goddess of wealth and prosperity, Lakshmi, visits only those houses which are kept neat and clean. Hence, a few days before Diwali, people start cleaning each and every corner of their house. After cleaning your house, you can decorate it with different Deepavali decoration items like diyas, candles, electric lights and lamps, torans, garlands of fresh flowers and many other decoration items. You can also draw different patterns of rangoli using vibrant colors on the floor of your house, at the main entrance, as well as in the living room.
- Bursting Firecrackers on Diwali night: Bursting firecrackers is one of the major attractions on Diwali night. People belonging to all age groups, particularly children, enjoy bursting different types of firecrackers on the occasion of Diwali. Crackers are burst to drive out the evil spirits.
- Diwali Shopping: Dhanteras, the first day of the five day festival of Diwali, is regarded as an auspicious day. On this day, people buy utensils as well as jewelry as they signify wealth. People are also found busy buying cutlery made of copper, silver, steel and other metals. There are several people who purchase gold and silver coins on Dhanteras. In addition to these, the busy shopaholics also flock from one shop to another to buy kitchen appliances, clothes and gadgets.
- Exchange of Gifts and Sweets: Exchanging sweets and gifts is also one of the age old Diwali traditions. During Deepavali celebration, most houses are filled with the tempting aroma of sweets and mithais which are particularly prepared for the invited guests. Moreover, people also exchange gifts to express their warm wishes to their near and dear ones on Deepavali.
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