To all those celebrating 🎉
It indeed is best time of the year. May you have a happy and safe Diwali
Happy Diwali
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I wish you peace and happiness next year and a joyous Diwali celebration
Wishing the same sweetheart
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Wishing the same sweetheart
I looked up how to correctly wish you well for it and read a lot and Diwali sounds absolutely lovely
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Happy Diwali!
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what is it
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I looked up how to correctly wish you well for it and read a lot and Diwali sounds absolutely lovely
That's so sweet wow
it's very very beautiful festival with such a great religious story. To those who celebrate, it's really best time of the year 
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what is it
Hindu festival of lights. Biggest one actually. It brings people together. We celebrate with whole family!!
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Happy Diwali!
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what is it
It is a major festival for the Hindus and related religions, Different regions celebrate it for different related reasons. Mostly in India or wherever Hindus live.
The preceding period is when ancestors and spirits visit the family and then on this day, they light up the place with lamps, and crackers to show back the way home for those spirits.
And then other legends of Hindu gods defeating evil forces are commemorated.
All together become one major festival.
Even Christian missions are appropriating it as "Jesus is the light", so Deepavali or Diwali, is celebrating Jesus
Though now it is getting dumbed down into yet another commercialised festival to dress up, feast and party.
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Thank you for the wishes!
Happy Diwali to you too
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It is a major festival for the Hindus and related religions, Different regions celebrate it for different related reasons. Mostly in India or wherever Hindus live.
The preceding period is when ancestors and spirits visit the family and then on this day, they light up the place with lamps, and crackers to show back the way home for those spirits.
And then other legends of Hindu gods defeating evil forces are commemorated.
All together become one major festival.
Even Christian missions are appropriating it as "Jesus is the light", so Deepavali or Diwali, is celebrating Jesus
Though now it is getting dumbed down into yet another commercialised festival to dress up, feast and party.
it's no way related to Jesus as far as I know. Plus this is the one remaining festival which still holds very high religious values and still not dumbed down
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It is a major festival for the Hindus and related religions, Different regions celebrate it for different related reasons. Mostly in India or wherever Hindus live.
The preceding period is when ancestors and spirits visit the family and then on this day, they light up the place with lamps, and crackers to show back the way home for those spirits.
And then other legends of Hindu gods defeating evil forces are commemorated.
All together become one major festival.
Even Christian missions are appropriating it as "Jesus is the light", so Deepavali or Diwali, is celebrating Jesus
Though now it is getting dumbed down into yet another commercialised festival to dress up, feast and party.
Im going to ask my friends who celebrate Diwali about this part "Even Christian missions are appropriating it as "Jesus is the light", so Deepavali or Diwali, is celebrating Jesus"
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Im going to ask my friends who celebrate Diwali about this part "Even Christian missions are appropriating it as "Jesus is the light", so Deepavali or Diwali, is celebrating Jesus"
Google is easier... Try "Jesus light diwali", there are enough results.
Your friends at best are anecdotal, limited by their subjective experiences, like all are.
Their knowing or not knowing means nothing.
And neither of your acceptance or not, to me.
Have fun.. Leave me out of it. Thanks.
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Im going to ask my friends who celebrate Diwali about this part "Even Christian missions are appropriating it as "Jesus is the light", so Deepavali or Diwali, is celebrating Jesus"
This is most out of the blue thing I heard today lol no way christians are relating to our festival
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This is most out of the blue thing I heard today lol no way christians are relating to our festival
kinda expected that I was so confused when I read that but I would rather be wrong then assume and plus i love learning about other cultures! :)
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man, i would love Diwali badges
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man, i would love Diwali badges
i 2nd this
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This is most out of the blue thing I heard today lol no way christians are relating to our festival
Again use a nifty little invention called Google Web Search and try "Jesus light Diwali".
What's the suprise -inculturation i.e. appropriation mimicking other religions only to replace those gods with Jesus, has always been a strategy of Christian missionary activity.
Nothing new.
Christmas - do you think is Christian - check again.
Easter - Nope
External Content youtu.beContent embedded from external sources will not be displayed without your consent.Through the activation of external content, you agree that personal data may be transferred to third party platforms. We have provided more information on this in our privacy policy.There isn't much original stuff in Christianity. Sorry.
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