The Festival You Like Most


 1. Introduction : India is a land of fasts, feasts,fairs and festivals. There is some fair or festival in every month throughout the year. They are mostly religious, social, national or seasonal. Diwali is an important festival celebrated all over the country.


2. When and Why Celebrated : Diwali is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the month of Kartik when rains have ended.it marks the advent of winter when the harvest is ready to be reaped. It is said that Ram, the king of Ayodhya returned to his kingdom on this day after his victory over Ravan, the king of Lanka. So people welcomed him by lighting lamps in the city. People illuminate their houses and worship Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth in memory of the same


.3. Celebrations :  This festival is celebrated with great joy. People clean their house, whitewash and decorate them.in the  evening the earthen lamps, candle sticks and electric bulbs of different colours are lighted. Crackers  are burnt. Goddess Laxmi is worshiped. Sweets are eaten. the merchants open new account-books for their business. Most of the people and children put on new clothes on this auspicious day.
People send greeting  to their  relatives and friends.'Diwali Milan' is arranged to meet local friends and relatives who join to enjoy this festival usually they forget their mutual enmity and embrace one another with hearty sentiments. Though this is a festival of the Hindus yet people of all communities  of the country join in this celebration. thus this festival increases the feeling of unity  and brotherhood.
4. Conclusion : But there is a dark aspect too of this great  feastival. One this day many people gamble. Many times the fireworks result in accidents and children fall prey  to burns. These fireworks  are costly, and there is a huge wastage of money. If these evils are controlled, this festival  brings the message  of happy future for all alike.