Diwali Flashcards
What is the story about hargobinds release
The Sikh tradition holds that the emperor janhangir had imprisoned hargobind Singh and 52 princes. The emperor was asked to release hargobind Singh , which he agreed to do. However, hargobind Singh had a clock made with 52 pieces of string and so each prince was able to hold onto one string and leave prison.
How do Sikhs celebrate the release of hargobind
Sikhs celebrated the return of hargobind Singh by lighting the golden temple and this tradition continues today.
How do Sikhs celebrate Diwali today
Diwali in the UK. In Britain, as in India, the festival is a time for thoroughly spring cleaning the home rand for wearing new clothes and most importantly, decorating buildings with fancy lights. The name of the festival comes from the Sanskrit word dipavali, meaning row of lights. Diwali is known as the festival of the light because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small earthenware oil lamps called divas. These lamps, which are traditionally fuelled by mustard oil, are placed in rows in windows, doors and outside buildings to decorate them. In towns in India and in Britain electric lights are often used Diwali displays. In India, oil lamps are often floated across the river Ganges. It is regarded as a good omen if the lamp manages to get all the way cross. Like Christmas in the west, Diwali is very much a time for buying and exchanging gifts. Traditionally sweets and dried fruit were very common gifts to exchange, but the festival has become a time for serious shopping, leading to anxiety that commercialism is eroding the spiritual side of the festival. Diwali is also a traditional time to redecorate homes and buy new clothes.
What does Diwali celebrate
Diwali celebrates the release from prison of the sixth guru, hargobind Singh, and 52 other princes with him, in 1619
Why is Diwali significant for Sikhs
At Diwali Sikhs will offer prayers that waheguru will grant their spiritual freedom, like the 52 rajis, from worldy bonds that prevent enlightenment
