Essay on Diwali in English
Introduction
The Hindus enjoy many festivals. The Diwali festival is one of the most important festivals. It is called the festival of Vaishyas chiefly.
The time 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 done. 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 white-washed. The white-washing, drives away the mosqui toes 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 are 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 hang 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 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 is given to children and other people. The traders worship their Bahis and pray to Goddess Laxmi to bring them good luck all the year round.
The children are the happiest. They enjoy sweets and fire works. They light these fire 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.
Vocabulary
Besmear- daub, Hygienic- pertaining to health, स्वास्थ्य सम्बन्धी । Charming- fascinating, मनमोहक । Attractive- pleasing, Parched paddy- popcorn, Sparks- flames, चिंगारियां | Liberty- freedom, स्वतंत्रता । Gamble- staking of money, जुआ खेलना। Ban- prohibition, प्रतिबंध।
IMPORTANT LINK
- आदर्श इतिहास शिक्षक के गुण एंव समाज में भूमिका
- विभिन्न स्तरों पर इतिहास शिक्षण के उद्देश्य प्राथमिक, माध्यमिक तथा उच्चतर माध्यमिक स्तर
- इतिहास शिक्षण के उद्देश्य | माध्यमिक स्तर पर इतिहास शिक्षण के उद्देश्य | इतिहास शिक्षण के व्यवहारात्मक लाभ
- इतिहास शिक्षण में सहसम्बन्ध का क्या अर्थ है ? आप इतिहास शिक्षण का सह-सम्बन्ध अन्य विषयों से किस प्रकार स्थापित करेंगे ?
- इतिहास क्या है ? इतिहास की प्रकृति एवं क्षेत्र
- राष्ट्रीय उच्चतर शिक्षा अभियान के विषय में आप क्या जानते हैं ?
- शिक्षा के वैकल्पिक प्रयोग के सन्दर्भ में एस० एन० डी० टी० की भूमिका
- राष्ट्रीय पाठ्यचर्या की रूपरेखा (एन.सी.एफ.-2005) [National Curriculum Framework (NCF-2005) ]
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