Hi All,
This weekend, Diwali/Divali/Deepavali/Dipavali – from Sanskrit meaning “row or series of lights” referring to the Hindu “Festival of Light”- is being celebrated by Indian communities across the country including a big gathering @ Federation Square in Melbourne CBD .
According to Wikipedia, “Divali normally lasts 4-5 days with the third day climax coinciding with the darkest night of the lunisolar month from the Hindi calendar, “Kartika””
The festival symbolises the spiritual victory of “light over darkness / good over evil / knowledge over ignorance”
“Diwali is also a major cultural event for the Hindu, Sikh, Jain, and Buddhist diaspora from the Indian subcontinent”
The customary, handmade sweets are exotic, decadent and very tasty!
In some big cities, the fireworks are deafening and their smoke hangs thick in the air….
No doubt, given the themes of enlightenment and goodness, there would be a great number of unwelcome local and international politicians and dignitaries..
..and these folks:
On a not unrelated note, if you are struggling to find a framework to help classify that which may be described as, “undesirable”, “sub-optimal” or, “that which cannot be polished”..
I can’t help you.
However, these gems from Steven Wright may bring a smile to your face instead:
“What’s another word for “Thesaurus”?”
“The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.”
Have a non sub-optimal great weekend!