HALLOWEEN!!

Halloween is celebrated in many countries. The festival has all

the trappings of evil. The police and fire departments have learnt

to be on alert and prepare in advance for a sharp rise in anti-

social behaviour to coincide with the annual festival.

In fact spiritual research has revealed that Halloween is a festival

that was created by negative energies with the objective of

generating and spreading their black negative energy in society.

HALLOWEN IN CHINA

• In China the Hallowe'en festival is known as TengChieh in which food and water are placed in front of photographs of relatives of people. Bonfires and lanterns are lit to light the spirits path back to earth.

• Another Hallowe'en is called The Feast of the Hungry Ghosts. In China the souls of the dead, particularly during the seventh lunar month, wander the earth in search of affection. They are known as the hungry ghosts because of their hunger for recognition and care.

• The purpose of the Festival of the Hungry Ghosts, is

dedicated to the earthbound spirits. Its purpose is to make them

feel welcome and to satisfy their spiritual hunger. This will

placate any possible anger they might have and gain their

gratitude.

• In the sacred ritual of the day, the spirits are offered joss sticks,

food and gifts. The gifts, made of paper, represent objects with

which they were familiar while on earth and are intended to

make them feel at home.

HANUKKAH!!

• Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights and it remembers the rededication of the second Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. This happened in the 160s BC .Hanukkah last for eight days and starts on the 25th of Kislev, the month in the Jewish calendar that occurs at about the same time as December. Because the Jewish calendar is lunar , Kislev can happen from late November to late December.

• In 2014, Hanukkah is from in the evening of Tuesday, 16th December until the evening of Wednesday, 24th December.

• In 2015, Hanukkah is from in the evening of Sunday, 6th December until the evening of Monday, 14th December.

• According to the Talmud, one of Judaism’s most central texts, Judah Maccabee and the other Jews who took part in the rededication of the Second Temple witnessed what they believed to be a miracle. Even though there was only enough untainted olive oil to keep the menorah’s candles burning for a single day, the flames continued flickering for eight nights, leaving them time to find a fresh supply. This wondrous event inspired the Jewish sages to proclaim a yearly eight-day festival. (The first Book of the Maccabees tells another version of the story, describing an eight-day celebration that followed the rededication but making no reference to the miracle of the oil.)

“THE HANUKKAH MIRACLE”

• The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt. Hanukkah, which means “dedication” in Hebrew, begins on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar and usually falls in November or December. Often called the Festival of Lights, the holiday is celebrated with the lighting of the menorah, traditional foods, games and gifts.

DIWALI!

• Deepawali or Diwali is certainly the biggest and the brightest of all Hindu festivals. It's the festival of lights that's marked by four days of celebration, which literally illumines the country with its brilliance, and dazzles all with its joy. Each of the four days in the festival of Diwali is separated by a different tradition, but what remains true and constant is the celebration of life, its enjoymen

• All the simple rituals of Diwali have a significance and a story to tell. The illumination of homes with lights and the skies with firecrackers is an expression of obeisance to the heavens for the attainment of health, wealth, knowledge, peace and prosperity. According to one belief, the sound of fire-crackers are an indication of the joy of the people living on earth, making the gods aware of their plentiful state.

Halloween - Diwali

• Diwali is celebrated on the day when Sun is debilitated. And, as per astrology, a debilitated planet is in its weakest form as it could be ever. Additionally, Moon is also at its weakest on Diwali, as it is a no-moon day every year. Moon goes very close to Sun and doesn’t have Paksha Bal during this time. Paksh Bal is the strongest power of Moon, without it, Moon becomes really weak.

• On the day of Halloween, people do lighting and visit haunted attractions to light up all the dark places. Halloween celebrators light bonfires and party all night on the day of dead people. On the other hand, on Diwali people light candles, Deepak as well as crackers. They don’t leave even a single corner of the house dark. It is recommended to light up all the corners of your surroundings on the day of Diwali. Hence, we can conclude that Halloween and Diwali are mass remedies to keep a balance between dark and good forces.

Hin-Jews celbrate Diwali or at least a stamp

• Philatelists, Hinjews, and former IDF soldiers are celebrating as Israel and India release new joint postage stamps to commemorate twenty years of official diplomatic relations. The issue honors two festivals of lights: Diwali and Hannukah.

• Both festivals celebrate the victory of good over evil.” The Indian stamp shows a row of traditional earthen lamps, called diyas, representing Diwali and the Israeli stamp features a hanukkiah with the word “Zion” inscribed inside a star. The menorah used was inspired by a wooden menorah from the Jeiwsh community of Mumbai (aka Bombay). The stamps were designed by Alka Sharma (of India)and Ronen Goldberg (of Israel).

• Devali, or Diwali or Deepavali, is a a five day festival (Hanukkah is eight). It starts on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (Hanukkah starts on the 25th of Kislev) during Ashwin. Hindus celebrate it with families in their homes (similar to Hanukkah). Deepavali means row of lamps (Hanukkah means where is the latka). During Deevali, Hindus light small lamps filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. (During Hanukkah, some Jews lights oil lamps). Hindus use the lamps to welcome Lakshmi, a goddess. Some Jewish people offer gifts to chikdren and their own goddesses. Hindus exchanges candy sweets. Some Jews have candy chocolate gelt. On the last day of Devali, (Bhai Dooj)sisters invite their brothers to their homes. On the last day of Hanukkah, sister ask their brothers if enough candles are left for the last day.