Diwali ~ The Festival of Lights!
Lest we give short shrift to our Eastern friends, smack in the middle of Tell a Dragon Tale Week (and, yes!, all Dragon Tales are still welcome!) is Diwali, or the Festival of Lights. As any dracophile will tell you, this is a delightful time for Dragons around the world.
Diwali, like Month of the Dragon itself, is a moveable feast, celebrated by Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and Buddhist, in the nations around the Indian Ocean and across the world, around the Caribbean Sea. Occurring sometime between mid-October and mid-November, it is a festival of joy, wishes, fireworks, and sweets – all thing Dragons embrace! It is also a time when intricate rice/flour paintings or rangoli are created on floors and in courtyards as sacred greetings for the gods. A bit of common sense advice: ask your Dragons to stay clear of the paintings, as they are fragile and can be dispersed with the slightest whoosh of Dragon wings.
Diwali is a time to rejoice in the Inner Light, the underlying Reality of All Things.
Including Dragons, of course!
So Happy Diwali, one and all!
And please, no sneezing over the paintings! Happy Diwali to you, too, Shawn!
Tis a festive time of year, for sure!
happy dawali…a time for celebration. love the photographs esp. the bottom one.
happy diwali! ah the spelling.
Coming in late from ‘ the grounds’ … Happy Diwali everyone! May the flames burn bright all year !!!
Yours in Fire & In Flight,
~ The Dragon Master ~
The Dragon Society { Est. 1984}