Essays

Introduction. The Hindus enjoy many festivals. The Diwali Festival is one of the most important festivals. His called to be the Festival of vaishyas chiefly.

The lime of its arrival- It comes in the month of Kartik on Amawasya day after the rainy season. The crop of rice is ready- The Farmers are happy. All the people remain busy for days in cleaning and white. Washing, their houses. There is hardly a house of any Hindu which is not cleaned or white-washed on this day. Small repairs are dime. The kachcha walls and courtyards are besmeared with dung and earth.

The origin and importance. It is said that Ram Chandra returned to Ayodhya after fourteen years. He got victory over Ravana the king of Lanka. So the people of Ayodhya illuminated the city to welcome him and show their joy. Thus the festival is observed in the memory of RAM. There is a hygienic point also. The season of malaria and rains is over, The houses are repaired and while-washed. The white-wash inn, ' drives away the mosquitoes and makes the houses free from mosquitoes,

How celebrated? The children are very happy on this day. They get holidays from the schools- Great preparations are made. The women prepare many kinds of sweets and other food articles. People buy small clay cups called Devas. In the evening these cups arc filled with mustard oil and lighted. These cups are put on the walls or on bamboo frames in rows at small distance- The whole house becomes bright with lights. In cities and towns electric bulbs are lighted everything looks bright and beautiful. Some people make paper candles and hung them from the ceiling of the houses and trees. They look very beautiful. Thus all the houses and the whole market look very bright and charming. The sweet shops are the very charming. The sweets are put in an attractive manner. Everybody lets off crackers. All buy some sweets, specially toys made of sugar and parched paddy.  People worship the Goddess Laxmi and offer sweets to her. The Prasad given to children and other people. The traders worship their bas his and pray to Goddess Laxmi to bring them good luck all the year round.

The children arc happiest. They enjoy sweets and fireworks. They light these tire works of different kinds. They enjoy the flying sparks and the bright coloured lights. They have a great liberty to do so.

Conclusion. There is one bad custom. Every Hindu thinks that he should gamble to try his luck. Most of gamblers lose their money and thus become poor. The Government should ban this bad practice.