Want to celebrate Diwali in style this season?
Come to the Rollins College Campus Center on November 7th from 8-11pm
DESI will be hosting a celebration with beautiful lights, beautiful performances, free food, games, prizes and more!
RSVP now @ @ https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254299347955483
Dress Code: Indian Traditional (if possible) OR Semi-Formal
You can also e-mail mradiuddin@rollins.edu to RSVP!
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
More information on Diwali:
This is perhaps the most well-known of the Indian festivals: it is celebrated throughout India, as well as in Indian communities throughout the diaspora. It usually takes place eighteen days after Dusshera. It is colloquially known as the "festival of lights", for the common practice is to light small oil lamps (called diyas) and place them around the home, in courtyards, verandahs, and gardens, as well as on roof-tops and outer walls. In urban areas, especially, candles are substituted for diyas; and among the nouveau riche, neon lights are made to substitute for candles. The celebration of the festival is invariably accompanied by the exchange of sweets and the explosion of fireworks. As with other Indian festivals, Diwali signifies many different things to people across the country. In north India, Diwali celebrates Rama's homecoming, that is his return to Ayodhya after the defeat of Ravana and his coronation as king; in Gujarat, the festival honors Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; and in Bengal, it is associated with the goddess Kali. Everywhere, it signifies the renewal of life, and accordingly it is common to wear new clothes on the day of the festival; similarly, it heralds the approach of winter and the beginning of the sowing season.
