A colorful fetival that is celebrate by all Hindus worldf wide is Deepavali which is also known as Festival of Lights . The festival is celebrated around late October and November . One important practice that the Hindus follow during the festival is to light oil lamps in their homes on Deepavali morning . By lighting the oil lamps , the Hindus are thanking the gods for the happiness , knowledge , peace and wealth that they have received .
The Legend
There is even an interesting legend behind this festival . The story goes that Narakasura , a demon , ruled the kingdom of Pradyoshapuram . Under his rule , the villagers suffered a lot of hardship as the demon tortured the people and kidnapped the women to be imprisoned in his palace . Seeing his wickedness , Lord Khrishna set out to destroy the demon and the day Narakasura died was celebrated as Deepavali , the triumph of good over evil !
Celebration
The Hindus usually awake early in the morning of deepavali around 3am and the first ritual will be having an oil bath , which is an important feature of Deepavali . Hindus will dress in their new clothes that they had purchased on the day itself . Hindus dislike dressing in black on Deepavali as they consuder black color an inauspicious color . Hindus would pay their respects to the elderly and most families would go to the temple after their breakfast . This is an important practice for them too . They go to the temple to pray is to get happiness and prosperity on Deepavali.
Decorations
The houses would be decorated with oil lamps and children will play with firecrackers to celebrate the festival .
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