Showing posts with label Festivals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Festivals. Show all posts
Dear Mrs Santa

"Santa" "Christmas" "Christmas List" "Santa Claus" "Letter to Santa" "Merry Christmas"
Dear Mrs Nick, I think I need to send you a message today,
I won’t take much time but please do listen to what I have to say.

I don’t know how, or when, this letter will get to you,
But when I went to the post, I was told, just your name would do.


"Santa Claus" "Christmas" "Merry Christmas" "From Santa""Christmas Present" "Christmas Gift" "Santa" "Santa Claus" "Christmas" "Merry Christmas" "From Santa"You’ve been around for centuries, they said, they know about your man,
The gifts, their children have been receiving, they convey their thanks.

 

I'm sorry your guy may not be around at Xmas time when you need him most,
For that's when he's braving the storm with toys for kids, as around the world he goes.

"Santa Claus" "Christmas" "Merry Christmas" "From Santa" "Snowman" "Christmas animated" "Christmas snow" "Snow"


"Santa Claus" "Christmas" "Merry Christmas" "From Santa" "Snowman" "Christmas glitter" "Christmas snow" "Snow"
But I do know he loves it, when you brush his coat off snow and food,
And when you wipe his whiskers, his laugh makes you feel so good.
 

"Santa Claus" "Christmas" "Merry Christmas" "Christmas animated" "Christmas snow" "Snow"Behind every successful man, it’s said, there has always been a Mrs,
And you’ve done your job quite well, because he is rather quite famous.


Yet dear Mrs Santa, he needs to be told what man has done to God’s creation,
The Polar ice is melting, reindeer vanishing, the forest is in depletion.
 

Could you please tell him that prices are spiraling, there isn’t enough of everything?
That war destroys, greed hurts and that the children will be left with nothing?
 

If only he could leave a message to humans before he returns to you with his reindeer,
That they should be kind to man and beast alike, and be as one with nature.


Thank you Mrs Santa and Merry Xmas. May the New Year shower everyone with gladness.

"Santa Claus" "Christmas" "From Santa" "Snowman" "Christmas snow" "Snow"



18 Dec 2007
 

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The Light Within Deepavali

"Deepavali Lamp" "Deepavali Light" "Diwali" "Diwali Light" "diya"

"Deepavali Lamp" "Deepavali Light" "Diwali" "Diwali Light" "diya" "Diya animated" "Diya gif" "Light gif" "Diwali lamp gif" Deepavali is a celebration that began in India, 4000 years ago, 
‘Dipa’ means light or lamp in Sanskrit and
‘avali’ is line or row,
For the Hindus in the South the festival is in the seventh month of Aipasi,
Falling between mid October and November,
the days are cool and breezy.
 
"Deepavali Lamp" "Deepavali Light" "Diwali" "Diwali Light" "diya" "Diya animated" "Diya gif" "Light gif" "Diwali lamp gif" "Diwali Greetings gif" "Diwali greetings"Diwali, Divali, Deepaboli, Deepabali are used in various regions and culture,
The people's languages may be different but the reason for celebrating is similar,
A triumph of good over evil and darkness being banished like the night,
A feeling of happiness within set free, with rows
of lamps ushering light.


"Deepavali Lamp" "Deepavali Light" "Diwali" "Diwali Light" "diya" "Diya animated" "Diya gif" "Light gif" "Diwali lamp gif" "Diwali Greetings gif" "Diwali greetings"


RamaThe stories are varied, yet the heroic deeds in the scenes are the same, 
Whether Gods or Goddesses, men or women, it’s their anger set aflame,
By the cruel actions of evil men, demons or beasts wandering the earth,
So with valor did they seek to destroy evil; that man need not be hurt. 
 "Rama" "Sita" "Ramayana"

















"Ramayana"From the North is the tale of Lord Rama and his beautiful wife, Sita,
Who was carried away to a land across the sea by a king called Ravana,
When Rama returned to his homeland after killing the demon-man,
His people welcomed him by lighting their houses with rows of clay lamps.
"Deepavali Lamp" "Deepavali Light" "Diwali" "Diwali Light" "diya" "Diya animated" "Diya gif" "Light gif" "Diwali lamp gif" "Diwali Greetings gif" "Diwali greetings"













The story of the demon, Narakasura, and his terrible strength takes the stage,
He so terrorized the three worlds that Lord Krishna, in a battle, with him, engaged,
After Krishna triumphed with his wife’s help, he was cleansed with an oil bath, 
So a believer on this auspicious day rubs oil on his body at sunrise for a clean start.



"Krishna battle"


"Vishnu Glitter" "Vishnu gif" "Vishnu animated"A tragedy unfolds in King Bali’s story, a generous king yet ambitious his ways, 
The Supreme God, Vishnu was asked to curb his powers and earthly days,
Appearing as a dwarf in priestly garb, Lord Vishnu put the king to a test,
After losing the ‘three strides’ bet, he was sent to the underworld to take his rest.





"Goddess Lakshmi" "Goddess" "Indian Goddess" "Diwali"
On such a day, veneration is given to the Goddess of Fortune, Mother Lakshmi,
For this is when she emerges from the milky ocean bearing wealth and prosperity,
Prayer and worship are offered in the evening, and delicacies are sweet and tasty,
Vegetarian food is a must adhered to by devotees; they partake of it in filial piety.



"Deepavali Lamp" "Deepavali Light" "Diwali" "Diwali Light" "diya" "Diya animated" "Diya gif" "Light gif" "Diwali lamp gif" "Diwali Greetings gif" "Diwali greetings" "Diwali animated" "Diwali sweets" "sweets animated' "Diwali sweets animated" "Diwali Sweets glitter" "Diwali sweets gif"


"Deepavali Lamp" "Deepavali Light" "Diwali" "Diwali Light" "diya" "Diya animated" "Diya gif" "Light gif" "Diwali lamp gif" "Diwali Greetings gif" "Diwali greetings" "Diwali animated" "Diwali sweets" "sweets animated' "Diwali sweets animated" "Diwali Sweets glitter" "Diwali sweets gif"














Buddhists too commemorate the conversion 
of King Asoka during this time,
While Jains remember Lord Mahavira 
who attained Nirvana in truth sublime,
Sikhs rejoice at the release of their sixth Guru, 
Har Gobind Ji as ‘The Day of Liberation’,
His freedom coincided with the festivities 
and his followers were full of jubilation.

"Deepavali Lamp" "Deepavali Light" "Diwali" "Diwali Light" "diya" "Diya animated" "Diya gif" "Light gif" "Diwali lamp gif" "Diwali Greetings gif" "Diwali greetings" "Diwali animated"

"Deepavali Lamp" "Deepavali Light" "Diwali" "Diwali Light" "diya" "Diya animated" "Diya gif" "Light gif" "Diwali lamp gif" "Diwali Greetings gif" "Diwali greetings" "Diwali animated" "Happy Deepavali" "Happy Deepavali animated"It was during early Indus Civilization that Diwali was first celebrated by farmers of old,
For their bountiful harvest they gave praise to a God before the days turned cold,
Now, the past is revered and worshiped; the present is a time for families and friends,
And on the darkest night of autumn,
in the flames of the lamps, love transcends.


  
27 Sept 2014



(The Indus Civilization began in the northern parts of India 5000 years ago. Hinduism is the oldest surviving religion in the world.)






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Nine Nights


‘Navratri’ or ‘Nine Nights’ is a time of inward healing, 
Sacrificing worldly desires and 
"Durga" "Lakshmi" "Saraswathi" "Navratri Glitter" "Navratri Greetings" "nine forms of Durga"strengthening the mind,  
It’s remembering the preparations of a Supreme Being, 
Who took on the task in making earth safe for mankind. 

The festival is dedicated to the nine forms of Durga Devi,

The manifestations she took on to enhance her power, 
And she, with her absolute supply of creative energy,
Was the Deity who could overcome a demonic terror.

"Durga" "Lakshmi" "Saraswathi" "Navratri Glitter" "Navratri Greetings" "nine forms of Durga"


Mahishasura was the diabolic one that had to be killed,
And since he had been given a boon to live 
"Durga" "Lakshmi" "Saraswathi" "Navratri Glitter" "Navratri Greetings" for eternity,
No man could take his life; nor his blood be ever spilled,
And with his bullish cruelty, humans were at his mercy. 

When the demon saw Durga, her beauty enchanted him,
Not knowing who she was, he wanted her as his wife,
She agreed, yet she hoped he’d fulfill her 
only whim,
"Durga" "Lakshmi" "Saraswathi" "Navratri Glitter" "Navratri Greetings"
That if he won her over in a battle she’d be his for life.

 
Their struggle raged fierce through many a long night,
With her various forms did Durga distract Mahishasura,
On the ninth night she beheaded him and won the fight,
The tenth day of ‘triumph over evil’ is called Dusshera.

"Durga" "Lakshmi" "Saraswathi" "Navratri Glitter" "Navratri Greetings" "Navratri Battle"


The story of Lord Rama is found in the epic Ramayana,
He prayed to Durga, that on him her might she empower,
He fought the demon-king, Ravana, who abducted Sita,
And it was on the tenth day that he emerged as the victor.

"Rama" "Ravana" "Rama and Ravana Battle" "Ramayana Battle"


Now, devotees fast and worship for nine days in sanctity,
The first three nights honour Durga for her spiritual force,
The next three are pleas for boons in her form of Lakshmi,
Finally Saraswathi is sought as knowledge is her source.

"Durga" "Lakshmi" "Saraswathi" "Navratri Glitter" "Navratri Greetings" "Lakshmi Glitter"
"Durga" "Lakshmi" "Saraswathi" "Navratri Glitter" "Navratri Greetings" "Saraswathi Glitter" 
(The Festival of Lights/Deepavali is celebrated 20 days after Dusshera /Dussehra/Dasara.)
 
30 Sept 2014 

Mid-Autumn Festival

On the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the 
lunar calendar,
"moon glitter" "mid-autumn festival" "full moon" "moon gif"The mid-autumn festival is celebrated with ceremonial grandeur, 
It is a time of great harvesting before damp
winter takes over,
And on that night the moon hangs in the sky
big, bright and clear.


"mid-autumn Festival" Delicious mooncakes are a treat and baked
according to culture,

On the crust, the word ‘longevity’ is printed in Chinese character,
Sweet fillings of lotus seed or red bean paste ooze delightful flavour,
With salted egg yolks, to symbolize the full moon, right in the centre.


"chinese lantern glitter" "mid-Autumn Festival""mid-autumn Festival"

"chinese lantern glitter" "mid-Autumn Festival"Floating sky lanterns light up the night with
colourful splendour,
Children carry glowing lanterns of various
shapes and texture,

Forms of dragons, birds, snakes or goldfish,
- it does not matter,
'Tis joyful moments shared, that bring people
closer to each other.


30 Sept 2012


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The Dragon Boat Festival (The Dumpling Festival)

"Dragon" "Boat"
On the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar year,
The dragon boat festival is celebrated with pomp and cheer,
It’s when daylight is the longest in the northern Hemisphere,
For it is the summer solstice or ‘mid-summer’ in East Asia.


"Dragon" "Boat Racing"

"Glitter Dragon" "Animated Dragon" "Dragon gif"
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It’s the moment, (they say) when male energy is at its peak, 
So it’s a good chance for a man to prove that he is not weak, 
The dragon being of masculine energy, its image they seek,
Soon dragon boats are ready for racing on a river or a creek.


"Chinese Deity"

The festival honors the poet Qu Yuan, who died in 278 BC,
His last masterpiece, ‘Embracing the Sand’ lives on in history,
That he drowned himself in an act of 

patriotism is a tragedy, 
"bakchang" "chang" "Zongzhi" "glutinous rice"The race is for the boatmen who searched for him desperately.

The special food is glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves,
Mugwort leaves are strung on top of doors to ward off disease,
Perfumed pouches on children’s clothes is for evil to freeze,
 

A five-color silk thread on their wrists offers calm and peace.

"Dumpling Festival"
12 June 2013