556 words essay on Deepavali festival for students. India is a land of feasts, fairs and festivals. People of different castes, community and religions live here. They have their different festivals.
The Muslims celebrate Id, Muharram and Id-ul-Azha while X-mas, Easter and Good Friday are important festivals of the Christians. The Hindus have Holi, Dussehra and Deepawali as their major festivals. The Sikhs celebrate the birthdays of their Gurus as festivals.
Most of the Indian festivals have their origin in some outstanding events in the mythological or religious legends of the people concerned. Deepawali is an important festival of the Hindus. It is celebrated all over the country. It marks the return of Lord Rama from exile. Holi is famous for the defeat of evil at the hands of truth. The mythological story associated with this event is that of Prahlad. He successfully killed king Hiranayakashyap and his sister who were the symbols of evil and falsehood. Indian festivals are also associated with folklore. Such as Baisakhi in Punjab and Sankaranti in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are associated with the harvesting of crops. All the festivals are closely linked with joy and mirth.
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Deepawali is an important festival. It is celebrated in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar. It falls in October-November. It is a festival of lights and fireworks. Many days before Deepawali, we start hearing the thundering noises of crackers all over the country. Deepawali is celebrated twenty days after Dussehra. Deepawali reminds us of the ideals of Lord Rama. This festival is linked with Lord Rama.
It is said that on this day Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya along with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman after 14 years of exile. People lit earthen lamps to celebrate their return. They decorated the whole city. This tradition continues till today. People begin to clean their houses many days earlier than the festivals. Houses and shops are whitewashed and decorated. On the Deepawali day, people kindle earthen lamps in their houses. They illuminate their houses with different kinds of light in the evening. Every nook and corner of the house is lighted with candles or lamps. At night people worship goddess Lakshmi. The goddess Lakshmi is said to be the goddess of wealth. Houses, shops and temples present a beautiful look. The whole surroundings appear to be charged with joy and happiness. They wear a festive look like a newly married bride. People wear new clothes.
There is an exchange of gifts and sweets. People meet and greet each other. Children burn fire crackers. It is a time of good business. There is a great sale of sweets, toys, pictures, crackers and utensils on this day. Candles are in great demand. There is a negative aspect of this festival. Too much of crackers pollute the atmosphere a lot. There are accidents of burning which spoil the whole atmosphere of pleasure. In addition, burning fire crackers not only causes pollution but it is also wastage of money. Lakhs of rupees are spent on fireworks. If those are spent on some social cause or on welfare programmes, they will lead to bring happiness in lives of lots of people. Gambling is also a dark side of this festival. It ruins lives of many people. It should be checked.Despite, Deepawali is a festival of joy. Everyone is happy and gay on this way.
