My favourite festival
There are many festivals which the Hindu celebrate in India. Diwali is one of them. Diwali is my favourite festival. It is a festival of lights and joy. Houses, shops and all other buildings are decorated with the electric lamps and candle lights at night. Almost everyone in India celebrates this festival. It has become a National festival. The people whitewash and paint their homes before Deepawali. They wear new clothes and buy new utensils. Children are thrilled with lights, crackers and sweets. The homes are lighted and decorated and people exchange sweets and gifts. The people go to the temples and worship Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth. Shop-keepers begin new account books on this day. On this day, God Rama had returned to Ayodhya after fourteen years of exile. At night people worship Laxmi and Ganasha. Fire-works and crackers are burnt every where. Children are seen the happiest of all. Diwali is celebrated at the dawn of the winter. The hot summer starts vaning. The weather becomes pleasant. The farmers after reaping the harvest start preparation for sawing the new crop. Diwali is indeed a beautiful festival which brings light and joy in all the homes and hearts.
