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get new jewellery and grand celebration which is marked by
household goods. It marks the start of Bhai Dujh ritual in which sisters apply
celebration. Veneration on the day of vermillion on the foreheads of their
Diwali begin with prayers to Lord brothers praying for their long lives
Ganesha as mythologically it and brothers promise to help her in
is believed that all the good deeds need. The festival of Diwali binds us
begin with worshipping Lord with our past and promises to climb
Ganesha. People of different regions the peaks of prosperity.
celebrate according to their own While Diwali is the festival
customs and rituals. While some of joy and prosperity, there are some
people decorate the entrance of their people who direct their celebrations
homes with colorful Rangoli, others in a wrong manner! There are many
use leaves to decorate their houses. people who resort to gambling and
Diwali has a special relevance for drinking on such an auspicious
businessmen and traders, as it marks occasion, such people are stigma on
the arrival of new financial year for our society and bring in fame and
them. Businessmen start new shame to our culture. Such people
businesses and transactions from need to be advised and reformed
Diwali. It has been found that through proper guidance and
transactions worth millions are carried counseling. Another bad thing
on this day. Diwali is also “festival of associated with Diwali is the burning
foods”. People prepare delicious of crackers. Burning of crackers no
offerings for god and distribute doubt give us a short lasting pleasure
sweets among relatives and friends to but it has many deleterious effects
show their happiness and devotion to also on our health. The burning of
god. The celebrations come to a crackers causes the air pollution. It
climax in the evening when people deteriorates the quality of air and
light their homes with Diyas, candles makes air unfit for us. It aggravates
and electric lights. Whole of North the condition of asthma patients.
India glitters with beautiful lights. It is Recent surveys have found that air
a very attractive and eye-catching quality of metro cities is quite bad and
sight. People welcome Goddess it raises the problems of air borne
Lakshmi by keeping their doors open disease cases. Not only humans but
and burning crackers. Kids are at their also plants and animals get effected
best enjoying and chirping all over. by the polluted air, moreover the
Lakshmi Pooja is performed in every crackers also are the reason behind
home which lasts up to late night. many fire accidents on Diwali, It is
Next day is “the festival for therefore advisable to go for a
workers” known as Vishkarma Pooja “Cracker free Diwali” or at least
in which all the craftsmen and setting a limit on burning of crackers
workers worship their tools. The
third day marks the culmination of
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