Today is Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Today is Diwali!
Today is Diwali! Diwali, or Deepavali, is a religious holiday observed by Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, and Jain cultures. Also known as the Festival of Lights, Diwali celebrates the victory of good over evil, the triumph of light over darkness, and the renewal of life.
Today is Diwali! Diwali, or Deepavali, is a religious holiday observed by Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, and Jain cultures. Also known as the Festival of Lights, Diwali celebrates the victory of good over evil, the triumph of light over dark
To celebrate the five days of Diwali, people decorate their homes with lights (often using small oil lamps called diyas), watch fireworks, wear new clothes, and distribute gifts to friends and family members. It is also a time for prayer and religious rituals.
Join in the festivities and wish your friends “Shubh Diwali!” with a free ecard for Diwali!
Today is also National Pumpkin day!
October is National Past Month & National Dessert Month & National Chili Month & National Roller Skating Month & Adopt-A-Dog Month & National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
History
for October 26
1774 - The First Continental Congress of the U.S. adjourned in Philadelphia.
1825 - The Erie Canal opened in upstate New York. The 363-mile canal connected Lake Erie and the Hudson River at a cost of $7,602,000.
1905 - Norway gained independence from Sweden.
1949 - U.S. President Harry Truman raised the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour.
1951 - Winston Churchill became the prime minister of Great Britain.
1975 - Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president to officially visit to the United States.
1990 - Wayne Gretzky became the first NHL player to reach 2,000 points.
1994 - Roseanne Barr appeared on her TV show "Roseanne" dressed as Prince.
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"Life, for all its agonies of despair and loss and guilt, is exciting and beautiful, amusing and artful and endearing, full of liking and love, at times a poem and a high adventure, at times noble and at times very gay; and whatever (if anything) is to come after it -- we shall not have this life again."
--Rose Macaulay
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