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----------------------------------------------------------- From: Localguy3 Message 6 in Discussion Hi All, Diwali is a five day feast that combines the festivities of the Western holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year, so you can imagine the importance it holds for India and other countries with large Hindu populations. Families gather to celebrate and offer prayers together. New clothes are often bought, gifts are exchanged, business and personal accounts cleared, and ways of being a better person in the new year are planned. Diwali is celebrated 20 days after Dussera, on Amavasya, the 15th day of the dark fortnight of the Hindu month of Ashwin (Aasho). That is November 1 in 2005. Aartii lakshmii jii kii, Jo koii nara gaataa Ura aananda umanga ati, Paapa utara jaataa Whosoever hymns this prayer to Lakshmi is purged of his sins and experiences the ecstasy of joy WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS DEEPAWALI ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/BDOTNET/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
