Selamat Hari Deepavali/Devali!!!!

Deepavali/Dewali all around the world is celebrated on the Hindu month of Kartik in October / November. It is also called the Festivals of Lights.

It's a day of festive joy and Malaysians visit their friends of Hindu faith to extend good wishes, celebrate and partake in the feasting and jollity

I found out from my Hindu friends that the word "Deepavali" is a combination of the words "Dipa" and "Gavali", the former meaning "light" and the latter meaning "a row". Thus symbolizing the rows of lights that can be seen at the houses of Hindu celebrants. As light dispels darkness, this festival symbolizes the victory of good over evil. On Depepavali/Diwali night, little clay lamps are lit in Hindus homes, but now days colored electric lamps are mostly used. What happened to the good old days of lighting a real lamp??!!Sight.....

Ok, back to the topic.....What is the significance of lighting a lamp? It is through the light that the beauty of this world is revealed/experienced. Most civilizations of the world recognize the importance of light as a gift of God. It has always been a symbol of whatever is positive in our world of experience.