Across the world Hindus will be celebrating Diwali a major festival in the Hindu religion but little may know that Diwali is actually a five-day festival.
On the first day of Diwali is Dhanteras according to the Hindu lunar calendar the 13th lunar day of Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the month of Ashwin. The meaning of Dhanteras is 'Dhan' which means wealth and 'Teras' which means 13th day of Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of Ashwin.
Also, on this auspicious day of Dhanteras Hindus worship of the protection of their wealth also on this day Goddess Lakshmi is worship as she is the Goddess of wealth, love, abundance and beauty, even a special ceremony is carried out to worship Goddess Lakhmi at Mandirs (Hindu temples) and at homes in the Ghar Mandir (home shrine).
On the day of Dhanteras people would go out shopping buying new clothes mostly traditional, jewelleries, gold coins, silver coins and utensils.
On the second day of Diwali is Naraka Chaturdashi also called Kali Chaudas or Choti Diwali on this day we remember the evil King Narakasura who stole people's wealth and also kidnapping 16000 women and capturing them as slaves and the only person they would look up to for help was there good king of Dwarka Lord Krishna which him and his army killed Narakasura army and then Lord Krishna killed Narakasura and then release the prisoners which was the 16000 women also Lord Krishna requested the women to go back to their cities and towns but the women refused and said my family won't accept us as we lived with a demon for all these years.
The only man the women wanted to make a new life was with Lord Krishna, so Lord Krishna married the 16000 women and make sure every woman gets the respect in society.
On the third day of Diwali is Lakshmi Puja and on this day is the actual day of Diwali and what happens on this day is Hindus light traditional clay candles also known as Diya to welcome the goddess Lakshmi into the houses and also fireworks are fired on this day, even on this day it marks the return of Lord Rama his wife Sita and Lord Rama's younger brother Lakshman to Ayodhya (their hometown) after a fourteen-year exile.
Also, the reason why Lord Rama and his wife Sita and Lakshman was sent away for fourteen years is because Lord Rama's father King Dasharatha's second wife Kaikeyi wanted the throne for her son Bharata and so she demanded exile for Rama and the throne for Bharata in a boon from king Dasharatha.
Even the other thing is when Lord Rama along with his wife Sita and his brother Lakshman went into the forest the evil King Ravna's sister Shurpanakha she wanted to full in love with Lord Rama which she found him good looking also she adopted a beautiful form to entice him, but Rama meanwhile kindly rejected her advances and he told Shurpanakha that he is faithful to his wife Sita, and he would never take another wife.
Shurpanakha then approached to Rama younger brother Lakshman, but Lakshman rejected Shurpanakha as he was married to Sita's younger sister Urmila as Urmila she was in Ayodhya during this incident, Shurpanakha was feeling very angry, and she turned into her demonic form and made an attempt to attack Sita from then Lakshman cut off Shurpanakha nose and then Shurpanakha went to Ravana and Ravana wanted revenge so he kidnapped Sita and took her to Lanka which today is called Sri Lanka.
When Lord Rama found out his wife had been kidnapped, he was very upset, and he would do anything to get his wife back, so he ordered to get an army together alongside with that Rama became good friends with Hanuman who was a monkey king Hanuman understand Rama feelings and Rama understands Hanuman.
Also, Hanuman got his army of monkeys together Rama got his army together and then built a bridge from India across to Lanka as they arrived at Lanka and Ravana found out he got his army ready to fight with Rama, so the battle began and Rama killed Ravana and then rescued his wife, Sita. From there Rama, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman made the way to Ayodhya the people of Ayodhya welcome Rama, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman by lighting clay candles called Diya and that night fireworks were fired to celebrate the return after fourteen-years and from there Lord Rama was King of Ayodhya and Sita was Queen.
On the fourth day of Diwali is Annakut also called in the English language as Hindu new year on this day Mandirs (Hindu temples) offer a mountain of Indian Vegetarian food approximately 1250 or 2,551 different vegetarian food to God and the different forms of God known as deities to express thanks and gratitude.
On the fifth and the final day of Diwali is called Bhai Beej on this day, brothers visit the sister if she is married and away if not married and in the same home, siblings get together to do the tikka ceremony also this tika ceremony on the occasion of Bhai Beej signifies the sister's sincerest prayers for the long and happy life of her brother and treat them with gifts. In return, elder brothers bless their sisters and may treat them also with gifts the brother also does the same praying for his sister long and happy life.
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