{"id":57944,"date":"2017-10-13T15:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/?p=57944"},"modified":"2017-10-17T22:43:09","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T14:43:09","slug":"8-things-probably-didnt-know-deepavali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/lifestyle\/festivals\/8-things-probably-didnt-know-deepavali\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Things You Probably Didn\u2019t Know About Deepavali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deepavali, also known as the festivals of lights, is celebrated by Hindus in Malaysia. Marking\u00a0the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil, as the festival approaches, many Hindus spring-clean their homes, getting ready to celebrate the festive with fireworks and family feasts.<\/p>\n<p>Malaysia is one of the most multicultural nations in Southeast Asia thus it&#8217;s common to see\u00a0non-Hindus and non-Indians visiting Hindu homes to join in the festivities.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 8 things you should know about Deepavali.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_57953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57953\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/diwali-115a-e1447053460839.jpg\" alt=\"Image: BlogandJournal.com\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/diwali-115a-e1447053460839.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/diwali-115a-e1447053460839-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/diwali-115a-e1447053460839-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/diwali-115a-e1447053460839-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/diwali-115a-e1447053460839-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/diwali-115a-e1447053460839-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/diwali-115a-e1447053460839-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: BlogandJournal.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Deepavali is not a celebration of the Indian New Year.\u00a0Deepavali is a celebration of the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, light is an important physical and spiritual symbol of the festive. Puthandu\u00a0also known as Puthuvarusham or Tamil New Year,\u00a0is celebrated on the first day of the Hindu Solar Calendar.\u00a0The festival falls in April.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Deepavali is observed as a public holiday in every state except for Sarawak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong>\u00a0The decorative patterns on the floors at the entrance of Hindu homes are\u00a0called \u2018Rangoli\u2019 or \u2018Kolam\u2019 and\u00a0are made using coloured rice flour. They are a means\u00a0to ask for blessings from the deities, and they make rather pretty welcome signs as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_57950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57950\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3960831693_7aa52e378a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Deepak Kumaran\" width=\"1024\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3960831693_7aa52e378a_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3960831693_7aa52e378a_b-150x67.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3960831693_7aa52e378a_b-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3960831693_7aa52e378a_b-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3960831693_7aa52e378a_b-696x312.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3960831693_7aa52e378a_b-937x420.jpg 937w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Deepak Kumaran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Before Deepavali, it is a tradition to clean the house. Mango leaves are hung at the doorways to bring blessings into the home. Oil and light lamps are used in high numbers in and around peoples\u2019 houses and properties to celebrate the festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.\u00a0<\/strong>Oil and light lamps are used in high numbers in and around peoples\u2019 houses and properties to celebrate the festival.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_57954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57954\" style=\"width: 733px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Diwali-India.jpg\" alt=\"Image: travelogyindia.com\" width=\"733\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Diwali-India.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Diwali-India-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Diwali-India-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Diwali-India-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Diwali-India-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Diwali-India-696x481.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Diwali-India-607x420.jpg 607w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: travelogyindia.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong>\u00a0Oil and light lamps are used in high numbers in and around peoples\u2019 houses and properties to celebrate the festival.\u00a0This is in alignment with the Vedic teaching that one should go from darkness (spiritual ignorance) to light (spiritual knowledge).<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong>\u00a0Deepavali day starts when everyone in the family takes an oil bath before sunrise, a ritual arising from a belief that having an oil bath in the morning on the day itself is equivalent to taking a\u00a0holy dip in the Ganges,\u00a0the most sacred river in India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> Deepavali also marks the worship of Goddess Lakshmi,\u00a0the goddess of wealth and helps maintain happiness and prosperity in the family.<\/p>\n<p>[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/data\/archives\/2013\/07\/11\/02\/34\/deepavali-diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\">1<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/lifestyle\/festivals\/travellers-invited-embrace-deepavali-malaysian-way-gatewayklia2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Travellers are Invited to Embrace Deepavali the Malaysian Way at gateway@klia2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Cover Image:\u00a0seattleglobalist.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deepavali, also known as the festivals of lights, is celebrated by Hindus in Malaysia. Marking\u00a0the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil, as the festival approaches, many Hindus spring-clean their homes, getting ready to celebrate the festive with fireworks and family feasts. Malaysia is one of the most multicultural nations in Southeast Asia [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":57956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[876,866,19,342],"tags":[9161,9395],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>8 Things You Probably Didn\u2019t Know About Deepavali | Pamper.My<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/lifestyle\/festivals\/8-things-probably-didnt-know-deepavali\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"8 Things You Probably Didn\u2019t Know About Deepavali | Pamper.My\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Deepavali, also known as the festivals of lights, is celebrated by Hindus in Malaysia. 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