Diwali Festival Celebration Meaning
Happy Diwali to you and your family 31st October - 4th November 2024
Happy Diwali to one and all. A festival of joy and happiness, celebrated across the world. People worship the Goddess of wealth and prosperity during this time. A celebration of the light triumphing over the darkness. Maa Lazmi is worshipped with great dedication and devotion on this day. It is believed that Maa Lazmi makes her earthly appearance and bestows health, money and success upon her devotees. Hindus celebrate this as one of their auspicious festivals. They light diyas and give presents to their loved ones. The lights are a symbol of virtue, innocence and prosperity.
Observed over a five day period and around the time of the Amavasya moon being visible. If you want to join in, light a candle during this time and meditate and see joy and happiness throughout the world. Every little bit helps the Earth and the people with healing. A great reminder for all of us to focus on some positive affirmations and to see light in a World of mixed emotions where we all need a little love. And remember to share hugs too!
We have a good supply of soy candles, crystal candles, tea light candles and hand-rolled incense available instore and online at The Crystal Point. We even have Vegan friendly candles!
Did you know that cheap incense are typically machine rolled? And these have chemicals added. At The Crystal Point we prefer to stick to the old fashion hand-rolled Indian incense for a more natural way and where possible we stock NZ grown too, so you have a huge range to pick from.
Incense has many uses too. Often used to assist with Meditation, Grounding ones Spiritual self into ones body, and cleansing of negative energies. If you find yourself arguing with your friend or family member, try cleansing the energy in the room by lighting an incense stick and see how you feel. Go on, experiment. This is also another good reason to remove your shoes at your door, to keep unwanted energy out of your home.
