{"id":7997,"date":"2022-11-02T15:32:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T15:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=7997"},"modified":"2022-11-02T20:15:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T20:15:13","slug":"rain-or-shine-diwali-festivities-continued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/02\/rain-or-shine-diwali-festivities-continued\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain or shine, Diwali festivities continued\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Celebrating India\u2019s biggest holiday <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The aroma of Spice Station cuisine, traditional and modern Indian music playing from the Jones Auditorium speakers, men wearing vibrant kurtas and dhotis and women wearing colorful silk and velvet saris with cigarette pants was all people could smell, hear and see at the Diwali Celebration, hosted by the Association of Indian Students (AIS) on Nov. 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to National Geographic, Diwali is India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year. The festival gets its name from the row of clay lamps that Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hindu festival is celebrated during October and November and is particularly associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, to mark the beginning of the fiscal year in India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur University has a lot of [students and staff] from India, so [this event] allows them to feel at home,\u201d AIS president Yash Jaiswal said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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