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DIWALI, THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, IN MAURITIUS. Today the 23rd of October 2014, it is the feast of Diwali Mauritius as a multicultural country, every culture and faith are respected here. After Christmas which is the most celebrated feast by everyone in Mauritius, Diwali or Deepavaly, is the second big festival among the most spectacular, attractive, popular and colourful festivals widely celebrated here. Every Mauritian of Hindu faith, whether Tamil, Telegu, Marathi or Gujrathi, decorates his house with lamps and illuminate them with multi-colored electric bulbs. At times, these are lit continuously for a whole week too. Divali, also known as Deepavali is the festival of lights. ‘. Thus it refers to rows of lights. As it falls on the moonless night, it is one of the darkest nights of the year but when a million lamps are lit, it becomes the brightest night. This festival symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, truth over untruth and good over bad. Sweets such as ‘laddoo’, ‘ gulab jamun’, ‘sweet potato cake’, ‘jalebi’, ‘nankhataye’ and ‘rasgoolas’ are prepared and then distributed to relatives, neighbours and friends. At night, many people, even non- Hindus, walk along the streets to enjoy the beautiful scenery the Divali night offers. Rabindranath Tagore has said of Diwali in one beautiful line: “The night is black. Kindle the lamp of love with thy life and devotion.” GREAT THANKS TO ALL MY READERS AND VIEWERS. LISA.              |
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Mamnnie dear, Welcome to the brightest night of my country!, Am so happy that you like these sweets which are really really tasty, I love then myself. These are not regular sweets but special made for this special night and festival as well. How I would like so much to send you some of these sweets, to taste the difference for sure, but how??. If it possible to do so, I wouldn't hesitate certainly. Thanks for your visits and your appreciated comments for sure. Wishing you all my best and keep enjoying my blogs always. Very many thanks with my greatest wishes too. Lisa.
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CarolynVII 76 3278 posts View my blog 10/24/2014 3:33 am Add a comment Quote | Respond Thank you for the information and the pictures! I lived in India for a time and remember the various festivals.
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Hi Carolyn, Welcome to my blog and thanks for your appreciable visit and comments. Am happy reading that you have been to India, myself, I haven't been there till now but having an Hindu community in my country, I learnt their tradition since I was very young and we all live in peace and harmony with every community here too. That's why for the Diwali festival, I have uploaded my blog on such event and am glad that my readers like it too. Thanks again, hope reading from you again. Best wishes. Lisa.
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10/24/2014 2:16 am |
Hi Lisa: Thanks for explaining what Diwali is. What a nice holiday that must be with all the lights and food. In the fourth row of pics from the bottom, a woman and child are lighting candles which form the shape of a German swastika? What is the significance of that?
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Hi Bijou, Warm welcome to you again and thanks for passing by leaving your nice comments too. Well, here you know, for such a feast, each Hindu family tries to decorate differently from the other, at times they may do something just to their own taste. I really don't know what this shape really means, cause me, from a Christian family, we do not celebrate Diwali religiously as they do but just associate ourselves to our Hindu friends for this feast and we all enjoy it. I'll try to ask them the meaning of that shape and inform you later. But it is such a beautifully decorated and illuminated night really. Hope you have enjoyed the pics. My beast regards to you Bijou. Lisa.
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WOW!! Carolyn!! How can I thank you for this wonderful info Carolyn?. I was un-aware of it really but so glad to learn it. Thank you so much Carolyn, you are one of these sweets on the pics!!!. Am sure Bijou, will read it and I'll ask her to do so as well. Carolyn, I am sending you hereby a sweet friendly hug and kiss,  I've found in you, my elder sister who has passed away early this year. She was a bit elder than you too.Thanks again my dear Carolyn and hope reading from you again. My dear and best wishes to you as well. Lisa.
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10/24/2014 7:23 am |
Thanks Carolyn. The Nazis sure made that a scary symbol.
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Bijou dear, Thanks for coming back reading the info of Carolyn, she has given us a good info about that sign. Now we are aware of it. Wishing you all my best until reading from you again. Lisa.
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Lisa, I had no intention to pass by your wonderful blog now. However I felt like reading the posts you mentioned to me. I take this opportunity to let you know what the sign really means. Please read the under mentioned paragraph: Swastika, equilateral cross with arms bent at right angles, all in the same rotary direction, usually clockwise. The swastika as a symbol of prosperity and good fortune is widely distributed throughout the ancient and modern world. The word is derived from the Sanskrit svastika, meaning “conducive to well-being.” Wish you all the best Lisa. Take care.
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Looklook, Thanks for passing by even unintentionally, but it's good to have more info about that sign, which we Christians here, do not really know its meaning as we don't celebrate religiously this feast but it's good to know about that symbol of course. Thanks again for passing by n leaving this info. Kind regards. Lisa.
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Cherub, Thank you so much for your appreciated visit and for your nice comments too. Am glad reading from you on my blog. Really these pics give such a mouth watery envy, hope one day you'll be able to have them here. Am sure you'll be delighted eating them. Wishing you my best for the coming days. Thanks again. Lisa.
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