Celebrating Diwali as the Hindu New Year
Diwali is the most important and prestigious festival of India. It is celebrated all over India and abroad with great zeal and happiness. It is a much awaited festival of hindus, however celebrated by others as well. This festival has its own significance in Indian history and mythology. Diwali or Deepawali as the name depicts, is a festival of lights. It is the time to rejoice and be with the family as it is a family oriented festival. When we talk about an milieu full of light, the first name that comes in every mind is diwali. This is principally the occasion of lights that is celebrated on a no moon night to make the dark night shine. This occasion of lights is celebrated on the no moon day of Amavshya. This festival is in all over India and aboard, Thus; you can see lots of colors of it as every region celebrates it in a special way. Every body celebrates diwali as per traditions and customs according to the different regions of India. Diwali is celebrated on amavasya or a no moon night of ashwin month according to the hindu calendar or panchaang. The festivals of India are not celebrated as per the dates of English calendar. They are celebrated according to the panchaang dates as they are considered auspicious. Diwali is a five day festival, it start on dark nights and end in the new moon night. It is also known as the Vikrama new year or new year according to the hindu calendar or panchaang. People, mostly business men consider it very lucky and auspicious for their business.
It is believed that if some one want to start a new venture or business, diwali is the right time to do the same. It is an auspicious time to buy and/or sell new homes, offices, jewelry, etc. It is also believed that by doing so Goddess Laxmi showers blessing on the person. Exchanging diwali gifts is also a part of this tradition. Gifts are exchanged on a very large scale on Diwali. People buy both, traditional as well as modern gifts, as per their choice. You can buy diwali pooja thali for diwali pooja with fresh flowers and petals. You can also buy other divinity items (Laxmi & Ganesh) from fnp at very reasonable price. You can buy sweets online or a shop near you and can send diwali sweets to your friends and family with flowers for diwali, candles, diyas, etc. You can also buy fresh flower bouquet, wall hanging and door hanging for diwali decoration or you can get the same done by a best florist from ferns n petals. You can give a combination of gift items in diwali gift basket and/or diwali gift hamper. You can personalize the same with your personal message in diwali cards. You can buy soft toys for kids with chocolates for diwali and diwali crackers. You also have an option of sending online diwali gifts to any part of the world.
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