HAIRY (History According to Ray) TALES:
don’t quote me on ur history papers.
Diwali=deepavali
= dee + pa + va + olli
Dee= very far away= disconnected world = netherworld=underword=Later, an island.
Pa=father=elder=king
Va= Aa=come >>
olli=velli=to light= come out (of the dark)
South India was in prehistoric times considered the nether world, A Lost world, because it was impenetrable, secretive, shrouded in magical rites and religious/pagan occult. Travel and war were prohibited and rare. society preoccupied with gaining nsight into the mind, body, soul, god.
DIWALI= Originally a celeberation in north India to commemorate the rare visiting of a great south Indian king. Bringing with him knowledge and spirituality. thereby lighting up the darkness of ignorance in the outside world. That explains the light effects and paraphernalia associated with the festival. and the gradual transition and mutation of the word deepavavelli - from the king of the netherworld who comes bringing light to deepam (lamp=who is the king from the netherworld) + olli (light= knowledge spreader/ ignorance dispeller).
don’t quote me on ur history papers.
Diwali=deepavali
= dee + pa + va + olli
Dee= very far away= disconnected world = netherworld=underword=Later, an island.
Pa=father=elder=king
Va= Aa=come >>
olli=velli=to light= come out (of the dark)
South India was in prehistoric times considered the nether world, A Lost world, because it was impenetrable, secretive, shrouded in magical rites and religious/pagan occult. Travel and war were prohibited and rare. society preoccupied with gaining nsight into the mind, body, soul, god.
DIWALI= Originally a celeberation in north India to commemorate the rare visiting of a great south Indian king. Bringing with him knowledge and spirituality. thereby lighting up the darkness of ignorance in the outside world. That explains the light effects and paraphernalia associated with the festival. and the gradual transition and mutation of the word deepavavelli - from the king of the netherworld who comes bringing light to deepam (lamp=who is the king from the netherworld) + olli (light= knowledge spreader/ ignorance dispeller).
dont look at me like that..
~ HaPpY DiWaLi ~