Diwali Memories That Are Still Close To Our Hearts
It is that time of the year again. The time when there is a nip in the air, lights in the neighbourhood, a sparkle in everybody's eyes and the summer has finally given way to the Festival of Lights. The silky sunshine and its warmth only add up to the festive spirit.
Ladoos. Lights. Family. Crackers: Diwali means a lot of different things to different people, but one thing that everybody can relate to when we talk about the festival is memories. We all have very special memories tucked away in a corner of our hearts which make us smile every time we think of them. Here are 18 Diwali memories we had as kids which we still cherish:
1. When moms ask us to get cleaning, it means Diwali is around the corner.
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2. The crackers drill would start weeks before Diwali.
3. Talking about crackers, remember pledging not to burst crackers in the school assembly?
4. And going to buy crackers with our dads was a big deal.
5. Diwali meant loads of holidays from school and that was the best part
6. People visiting your home a week before the festival would mark the onset of the festivities.
7. The excitement to unwrap the gifts from relatives.
8. It meant the onset of the cards season.
9. Getting your hands on new clothes for the festival was a really big deal.
10. The thrill to see different types of crackers colour the infinite sky cannot be described in words.
11. Secretly eating the dry fruits reserved for guests was the best feeling ever.
12. Our mothers would create beautiful rangolis.
13. Even puja was a grand feast.
14. It was the perfect occasion for the entire family photographs
15. We would gulp down sweet after sweet not caring about the number of calories.
16. Remember the melas we waited for so eagerly?
The festival would bring us so much more closer to the family. Moments like making rangoli with our mothers or buying crackers with our dads didn't seem like such a big deal back then, but have now become our most prized memories of the festival!
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