Deya Divali Trinidad
Deepawali deepavali or diwali is the biggest and the brightest of all hindu festivals.
Deya divali trinidad. Diwali otherwise known as the festival of lights is one of the most anticipated events in trinidad. President paula mae weekes is encouraging the national community to this year join with the hindu community in celebrating divali by lighting a symbolic deya to represent the light that awaits. Diwali is the festival of lights that symbolizes the lifting of spiritual darkness.
Deep means light and avali a row to become a row of lightsdiwali is marked by four days of celebration which literally illuminates the country with its brilliance and dazzles people with its joy. After weeks of fasting and preparation believers will joyously welcome the arrival of mother lakshmi into their continue reading president. Trinidad and tobago diwali deepawali or diwali is certainly the biggest and the brightest of all hindu festivals celebrated in trinidad on november 13 2012.
President paula mae weekes in her divali message urged each home to light a symbolic deya to express the nations hopes for betterment against the covid19 pandemic as hindus and their friends on saturday celebrate the festival of lights. The celebration of divali in trinidad and tobago is marked as a national holiday with numerous functions held to celebrate the occasion. As hindus celebrate divali under covid 19 restrictions president weekes citizens to light a symbolic deya.
On thursday members of the council and staff at the national trust participated in a small deya lighting. Diyas adorn every corner of the house on this very auspicious day and add fervour to the festive spirit which is accompanied by a number of delicacies to gorge on bright and new clothes to wear splash of rangoli on the floor and above all a time for families and friends to get together. A diya or an earthen lamp is synonymous to the festival of deepavali or diwali.
The celebration of divali in trinidad is one of the largest in the english speaking caribbean. The essence of divali is universal and in the normal course of things non. Divali is the hindu festival of lights during which clay lanterns are lit at night to symbolise the triumph of good over evil as many of the people of trinidad and tobago are ethnically indian and religiously hindu it is no surprise that the nations divali celebration is among the most spectacular in the western hemisphere.
It is the festival of lights.