Once upon a time there was a great warrior, Prince Rama, who had a beautiful wife named Sita.
There was also a terrible demon king, Ravana. He had twenty arms and ten heads, and was feared throughout the land. He wanted to make Sita his wife, and one day he kidnapped her and took her away in his chariot. Clever Sita left a trail of her jewellery for Rama to follow.
Rama followed the trail of glittering jewellery until he met the monkey king, Hanuman, who became his friend and agreed to help find Sita. Messages were sent to all the monkeys in the world, and through them to all the bears, who set out to find Sita.
After a very long search, Hanuman found Sita imprisoned on an island. Rama's army of monkeys and bears couldn't reach the island, so they began to build a bridge. Soon all the animals of the world, large and small, came to help. When the bridge was built, they rushed across it and fought a mighty battle.
When Rama killed the evil Ravana with a magic arrow, the whole world rejoiced. Rama and Sita began their long journey back to their land, and everybody lit oil lamps to guide them on their way and welcome them back.
Ever since, people light lamps at Diwali to remember that light triumphs over dark and good triumphs over evil.
With happiness to all
And sorrow to none,
The festival of lights
Diwali has come.
And sorrow to none,
The festival of lights
Diwali has come.
The streets shine
With candles’ light,
The festive lamps
To all delight.
With candles’ light,
The festive lamps
To all delight.
Children are out
With crackers in hands,
The fireworks sound
like musical bands.
With crackers in hands,
The fireworks sound
like musical bands.
Elders exchange
Gifts and sweets,
With love each one
To other greets.
Gifts and sweets,
With love each one
To other greets.
Triumph of good
Over evil it shows,
Diwali, the festival
Everyone knows.
Over evil it shows,
Diwali, the festival
Everyone knows.
– A.C. Sharma
Diwali is celebrated across the globe.
Diwali is India’s biggest festival and is celebrated with great enthusiasm around the country. But India isn’t the only place that celebrates Diwali. While the UK and the US are two other countries where Diwali is celebrated on a large scale thanks to the presence of a large Indian population, Diwali is a more recent addition to the culture of these two superpowers. Besides these, here are eight other countries that also celebrate Diwali with almost as much enthusiasm as India.
1.Indonesia
2. Malaysia
3. Fiji
4. Nepal
5. Guyana
6. Sri Lanka
7. Thailand
8. Mauritius
Class 4 A PRIMUS children wishing HAPPY DIWALI to old friends and helpers
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