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Diwali - Deepavali

 
Important & Signatory Information : Fact File
Deepavali [Diwali] : Festival of Lights
Celebration Time  October - November
Celebration Duration  Three Days
Celebration Area / Region  Entire Goa State
Celebrative Activities  Cleaning & decoration of Houses, Shops and streets - Exchange of Sweets - Fire Crackers burning - Worship of Goddess Mahalaxmi
Historic / Religious Backdrop  Diwali is celebrated as the mark of wining of good over the bad.
 
About Diwali Celebrations in Goa

People of Goa are known for the celebrations and marry time events. Most celebrated Indian festival Diwali is celebrated here with enthusiasm and in much vibrant manner than any part of the world. This is also an occasion which goes against the Christianity myth about the Goa and presents perfect and real image of Gomantaks.

The Usual celebration of Deepavali goes for three days. the celebration of this festival starts on the day of Amavasaya, a day with no moon in the night sky hence sky seemed to filed with colorful and sparkling lights of fire crackers and lamps used to decorate houses. The first day of Deepavali is celebrated as "Laxmi Poojan" Goddess Laxmi is the Goddess of wealth. The second day is Bal Pirtipada in sindhi Badu and third day is full moon day [Chandu in Sindhi & Bhau Bij in Maharashtra].

As this festival is celebrated after the rainy season is over hence cleaning and decorating houses have some hygienic importance also. According to Puranas Deepavali is the day of return of Lord Rama to capital Ayodhya after the vanvas [living in forest] of fourteen years and to welcome the king citizens have decorated the city with the series [Mala] of lamps [Deeps] hence tradition of celebrating Deepavali was started.

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