Poem on Deepavali by Srinivas Kanchibhotla

Leave the mythological aspects of the festival for a second here. Some customs seem strange on the face value. Why is that the rest of the festivals are celebrated during the day and only Deepavali during the night? If it was merely a celebration of the slaying of Narakasura, it could as well been be done during the day. Why was it that the darkest night of the season chosen for the occasion; and what could be the significance of the fireworks? Again, almost all the festivals are celebrated commemorating the felling of of one demon or the other, and why no fireworks for the rest and why only for Deepavali? It is here that it has to be believed (or can be proved categorically) that a deeper social relevance exists/created for all the types of customs and modes of celebrations that had been put in place for each festival, behooving future generations to find the(ir own) meanings and applications to the original intentions.

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Srinivas Kanchibhotla
http://kanchib.blogspot.com
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