Do you know what Diwali is? Diwali is a great cultural festival in India, symbolizing the expulsion of darkness and ignorance. Come to Power 2×2 to learn about international students and this festival of light! There will be games and food related to Diwali and India. Come and meet new friends and festivals!
Join us for Diwali celebration! Diwali is a cultural festival that's celebrated by Hindus and Indians around the world. It's a lively festival filled with lights and sweets. It's a lively festival filled with lights and sweets. Come on Oct 24 for a night with fun games and sumptuous Indian food!
Date: 10/24 Thursday
Time: 18:00-19:30
Venue: A302
Have you ever heard of Diwali, the Indian New Year Festival, which is celebrated for five days in a row on October 27, just like Chinese New Year! More than 13 Indian students among the foreign students of Tzu Chi University organized Diwali to introduce the special day of Indian New Year to everyone.
Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, the Festival of Brightness, or the Festival of the Slaughter of the Demons, is celebrated according to the Hindu calendar between mid-October and November (the date varies according to the North Indian and South Indian calendar). During these days of festivities, Indian households and temples light lanterns and traditional oil lamps in celebration of the gods' victory over the evil spirits and the light's victory over darkness, and the lighting of the lamps also signifies hope, and during Diwali, everyone wears new clothes, visits their family members and colleagues, and gives sweets, dried fruits, gifts, and fireworks. During Diwali, people dress up in new clothes, visit family members and colleagues, give sweets, dried fruits and gifts, and set off fireworks. Each day has a different meaning, and the last day is similar to a Chinese family's visit to their mother's home, where they have a meal with their sisters.
In order to present this event to everyone, the Indian students spent more than three hours drawing Rangoli, the most representative of Diwali, with chalks. Rangoli is a colorful pattern made of colored powder, and almost every house in India will have a unique Rangoli painted on the doorsteps during Diwali. All the participants will light candles and place them on the blue kolis one by one, and everyone will make a wish to experience the different atmosphere of the Indian New Year.
Hsu Wan-tung, a Thai national, said, "These Indian students look very familiar to me, I've seen them on campus, but I didn't have a chance to get to know them, so this event can bring us closer together. She feels that Diwali is a very traditional festival, just like the Songkran Festival in Thailand and the Spring Festival in Taiwan, and she is most happy that she had the opportunity to study in Taiwan and had so many different experiences.
The Diwali event also included fun games and an invitation to dance Indian dances, etc. Indian students also wore traditional costumes "saris" to attend the event. Diwali is like the Chinese New Year for India, a day of reunion and joy, and when they came to Taiwan they celebrated the Taiwanese New Year, so they hoped that this event would allow Tzu Chi students to get to know India and the significance of the Diwali festival.