Wednesday, 10 November 2021

Light over darkness



For the first time ever, I went to a Diwali celebration dinner. Diwali is a New Year celebration for Hindus and Sikhs and part of it involves oil lamps and candles to symbolise the triumph of light over darkness. According to Wikipedia 'Diwali symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.' This is most definitely the year we need to celebrate that.

Little other news as the weather has been unhelpful. 










Good luck to all of you with HSC kids. Just remember it only influences the next step. Not the step after that. How long each step is, is up to you, not the exam result.

Linking with #FloralFriday

May the lamps of Diwali glow long into the year for you.

While this is not the best song, the lyrics are all the feels at the moment, for me at least, and probably 90% of the world.
 


Linking with #MakroTex on the theme November (because that's when Diwali is) and #ItsaSnap #FridayBliss #WWOT #ThruMyLens

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18 comments:

  1. Craft Candidate/Kahden talon väkeä10 November 2021 at 23:36

    Thanks for sharing. I did not know about Diwali so this was a piece of news for me! :)

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  2. Diana Taylor11 November 2021 at 01:51

    The Diwali celebration dinner must have been an amazing experience - all the little lights are very beautiful.

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  3. Sandee11 November 2021 at 11:17

    Oh I learned something new today...Diwali celebration. Beautiful.

    Have a fabulous day. ♥

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  4. riitta k13 November 2021 at 05:57

    Your photos of the Diwali celebration dinner are stunning. Lets hope all the best to all of us.

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  5. Anonymous13 November 2021 at 07:51

    How lovely to join in a Diwali celebration! I must confess my ignorance: the only thing I knew about it is that it occurs this time of the year. I appreciate the explanation.

    Michelle
    bijoubeadboutique@gmail.com

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  6. csuhpat113 November 2021 at 16:49

    So very nice. Here in the East Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area Diwali is huge.

    So very sweet that you got to join a Diwali celebration.

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  7. Kenneth Cole Schneider14 November 2021 at 04:48

    Very effective photos to interpret the light vs darkness theme. The video was entertaining. The ending was really funny.

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  8. My Desktop Daily15 November 2021 at 03:44

    I like Diwali, Lydia, and having India friends, I have experienced the authentic celebration!

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  9. Melbourne Australia Photos15 November 2021 at 03:46

    Thank you for hosting!

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  10. Tom15 November 2021 at 05:18

    ...I find it interesting how many of the world religions have a celebration of light! Thanks for hosting, take care and enjoy your week.

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  11. Pieni Lintu16 November 2021 at 07:57

    Nice photos

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  12. NCSue22 November 2021 at 11:30

    Thank you so much for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/11/autumn-beaty-remembered.html

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  13. stevebethere22 November 2021 at 12:27

    What nice photos very effective, I have never been to a Diwali celebration

    Have a Diwalitastic week Lydia 👍

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  14. thisiswhereitisat23 November 2021 at 12:58

    What lovely diwali celebrations x #mysundaysnapshot

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  15. Sandee23 November 2021 at 13:07

    Thank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. ♥

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  16. Veronica Lee24 November 2021 at 02:30

    I enjoyed your photos of the Diwali celebration dinner.

    Happy Wednesday, Lydia.

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  17. SarahMummy26 November 2021 at 23:19

    Beautiful photos from the Diwali dinner. It definitely does feel like something we should be celebrating this year!
    #mysundaysnapshot

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  18. RachelSwirl27 November 2021 at 14:14

    Beautiful snap shots from the Diwali dinner - Thanks so much for linking up and for sharing with #MySundaySnapshot.

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