Hindus celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights

(3 Nov 2013) Millions of Indians were setting off deafening firework displays on Sunday to light up the sky for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, which celebrates the triumph of good over evil.
Hindus across India handed out sweets, exchanged greetings with friends and relatives, and adorned their homes with glowing lanterns and oil lamps as they celebrated the country's most important festival of the year.
Diwali marks the return home of the Hindu god Rama from a 14-year exile after killing the demon Ravana, who had abducted his wife, Sita, according to the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana.
A near-constant stream of fireworks and firecrackers lasting until midnight was expected to leave a dark, smoggy cloud lingering for days - a matter of concern for environmentalists.
Mindful of the pollution and the dangers of the deafening displays, authorities pushed this year to cut down on the number of fireworks, and some schools sent notices home urging parents not to buy any.
The state-run Central Pollution Control Board said it would be monitoring the air quality and noise levels on Sunday night at a dozen locations in New Delhi, India's capital.
India's economic downturn appears to have impacted this year's celebrations.
People typically buy gold during Diwali, including jewellery, coins and small statues of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh.
But the government has imposed a steep new tax on gold imports, making the already high prices far out of reach for many Indians.
Diwali also is celebrated by Hindus in other parts of the world, including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal and Malaysia.
In Karachi, Pakistan, the Hindu community illuminated their homes with chiragh (lamps), offered special prayers and enjoyed the event by setting off fireworks and distributing of sweets.
One Hindu Karachi resident took the opportunity to "deliver and share happiness with others".
"The world is full of sorrow and difficulties, this small event gives us the opportunity to be happy and share happiness with others. Observe all festivals in a happy manner irrespective of religion," she said.
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I just showed my 7 year old daughter this video so she could understand what they were making candles for in school today. And they made dresses and they learnt a bit about Diwali today. She likes the fireworks in this video, she said they are not really loud like the ones she heard on fireworks night. I think it’s wonderful for children to learn about different cultures and I’m glad my daughters school teaches about all different cultures not just the welsh ones. 👏🏼🎇🎉💖

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That’s amazing 😊 unfortunately at my schools they didn’t teach about Hinduism at all until towards the end of high school when we did our GCSE’s. But my niece was learning about it at her school when she was around the same age as your daughter :) personally my beliefs and Hindu beliefs have been near enough the exact same my whole life, only I didn’t know there was a whole religion behind it. I thought I was just weird. When they finally taught us about it at school everything just fell into place and felt right to me, but I do wish I’d learned about it a lot sooner

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