#47 Happy Diwali

Hi Everyone It wasn't a holiday from work but Diwali is happening right now with lots of fireworks. I looked it up on the internet and this is what they say about the holiday: Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. These lamps are kept on during the night and one's house is cleaned, both done in order to make the goddess Lakshmi feel welcome. Firecrackers are burst because it is believed that it drives away evil spirits. During Diwali, all the celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with family members and friends. So it's like a combination of Christmas and 4th of July. Lots of noise outside, and remember I'm 14 floors up! Since this is the first time I've been here for Diwali I don't know if it is going to be like this all night - Where's my earplugs? - or if it will calm down soon. And maybe it wasn't a holiday today but no one will come to work tomorrow after all of this. It was very pretty seeing the lights all over the place. BTW, I did take those photos from my window to post and for some reason my computer is not reading the disk I used for the photos. I'll check it out as it is a new disk I bought when I was in Turkey so I can't guarantee that is was a good disk. That's all I'm going to say for now. I wanted to share what was going on here. Happy Diwali. Love Marie