Bryon Daly wrote: > >I wish you all a very happy and prosperous Diwali. :) > > And the same to you.
Thank you. :) And the rest of you too. :) > I saw Doug's pointing back to your original explanation, and I have a > question: Is Diwali considered a religious festival (ie: like > Easter or > Passover, mainly celebrated just by those of that religious > persuasion), a > secular festival (ie: like Halloween here in the US, which has lost > virtually all its religious roots/ties), or some combo of the > two (ie: like > Christmas, a religious holiday here that is also widely celebrated by > non-religious people)? Just curious. The third option: it is celebrated by everyone although the religious ceremonies are performed only by the Hindus. It is quite possibly the biggest festival here in India and the festivities and the preparations start some 30 days before the big night. Ah well, I can't think of anything else at the moment and, besides, it is time for me to morph into a christmas tree. :) Ritu GCU Blinded By The Light _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
