Diwali, also known as Deepavali (literally "a row of lamps"), is perhaps the most important and ancient of the Indian festivals. It is colloquially known as "The Festival of Lights" - the time when families light small oil lamps (known as diyas) and candles around the home and set off firecrackers and fireworks.
Tranditionally Diwali is celebrated for five days, each day having its own significance, rituals and myths. Diwali takes place at the new moon, on the 15th day of the Hindu month of Kartick or Karthika (October/November). This is at the beginning of the winter season and is called the "darkest night of the year", so lamps are lit to brighten this moonless night.
Diwali signifies the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and renewal of life.
在奥克兰今明两天,在市中心由市政府组织了印度DIWALI的庆祝活动,把手边的小册子上的说明打上,懒得翻译了。S力邀我去,很有我不去她就不去的可能,为了不扫兴,我表示得非常欣喜地前往了……
去到,对吃的喝的表演的,都不感兴趣,不如到处乱拍照来得过瘾,以下组图:
(1)孩子篇,孩子永远是老大哈:
“爸爸,我要滑下来了,抱紧我啊~~~”
“谁帮我提提裤子啊~~~”
“还是睡觉舒服些~~”(I like this picture so much, look at the way the father holds the son, and look at how tight the son is sleeping, and then you would know how much the father loves the son, and how much the son trusts the father, without any conditions... )
“坐得高,看得远~~”
“爸,慢点~~~~”
(2)辛劳的职业摄影师:他们在追逐着target的时候,不知道有没有想过自己也是target?(后来才知道,前两位分别是某报的记者)
“累死老子了,歇会~”
(3)传统服装:
S说,这个是新寡妇~~
(4)吃的,叫不出名堂来,看起来闻起来每一摊都一样:另外,这个节日是素食日。
(5)传统点灯的用具:
点灯仪式,表示庆祝活动正式开始,风大,怎么也点不上,大家都急了~~ (男的是NZ的总督,是FIJI印度人)
(6)一些表演:
后面那两个胖孔雀是踩在两个男的身上的,嘿嘿,够呛~~ (后来听M说,最上面那个是男的,是众神之一!!)
父子两,非常的敬业,喜欢他们的笑容~~ (M居然说,他们的笑容是假的,我怎么看都觉得不象假的啊!)
(7)人:
都说NZ是个阴盛阳衰的地方,这个是NZ的女老大~~
只要有人扎堆的地方就会有事非,此君是来闹事的,被一群警察带走~~
NZ很干净,人们席地而坐太正常了,可这群人也太奇怪了,哪不能坐,非得选在路中间坐下来?不解~~
节目还是有点吸引力的~~