Why are there fireworks tonight, 22 Oct?

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SAM M

It because the Indian Hindu Community are celebrating the festival of Lights called as Diwali.

Diwali is a major Hindu festival. Known as the "Festival of Lights," it symbolises the victory of good over evil, and lamps are lit as a sign of celebration and hope for mankind. The festival of Diwali is about harvesting. Celebrations focus on lights and lamps, particularly traditional diyas (as illustrated). Fireworks are associated with the festival in many regions of India.

Diwali is celebrated for five consecutive days in the Hindu month of Ashwayuja. It usually occurs in October/November, and is one of the most popular and eagerly awaited festivals in India. Hindus, Jains and Sikhs alike regard it as a celebration of life and use the occasion to strengthen family and social relationships. For Jains it is one of the most important festivals, and beginning of the Jain year. Jains celebrate Diwali because Lord Mahavira achieved Moksha. It is also a significant festival for the Sikh faith.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/features/diwali.shtml

Ah!

Divvali!

Hindu festival of lights!

Zam

Its the Hindu festival of Divali!

Barking mad

Going off all round me in SE London, is it the Indian celebration Diwali?

pete c

Today is the hindu festival of Diwali, alot like our christmas it is highly celebrated amongst hindus, and i assume the cause of the fire works.

Brown_Sugar

Diwali or Deepavali is the Hindu festival of Lights. It is one of the most important festivals and beginning of the Jain year.

nert

That's a very good question (which I can't answer) as we've been having them down here in Brighton...anyone?

MK <><

Divali i reckon

tacho

its idiots day (they are frightening my animals)

Carrie S

Hindu festival of Diwali (pronounced Divali). It is celebrated for 5 consecutive days and is also known as the "festival of lights".

Arcadia

Today is the first day of the week long festival of Diwali, the Hindu equivalent of Xmas. Fireworks are a traditional way of celebrating the festival , so any area with a substantial Hindu population, like London or the West Midlands, will be lit up toinght.

LadyMoonlight!!

Diwali.

cricketnutoz

It's not a special day, it's because the stupid shops sell the stupid fireworks weeks before 5th November and stupid people let the stupid things off too early. This happens every year and it goes on until the shops have stopped selling the stupid things or the stupid people who have bought them run out of them. Altogether it's pretty stupid. I think the sale of fireworks should be banned in the UK, like it is in Australia. People are killed and maimed every year by the STUPID things, not to mention all the animals that are attacked with fireworks or terrified by them. And they still have fantastic, safe displays in Australia that everyone can watch.

strawberry delight

ive been hearing fireworks too, im in ayrshire, scotland! i dunno what it is.

ukfool666

No one has been killed by a Muslim today

boskafur

I work across waterloo station and its righrt at me the fireworks but i dont know what the big fuss about

Meriskie

We have just heard a big firework display too, and where wondering the same question.

We are in Oxfordshire

Pinhead

Isn't it the 21st?

Thistle

Is it not the start of Eid/ I am not a Muslim but I know it is soon (Monday or Tuesday)

Enoch Root

Diwali is the reason

but it is also the Eid on Monday, and then the usual run up to Guy Fawkes. So, expect them for the next two weeks!

IloveMarmite

Its my Birthday !!

ann

Today is Moron Day. Moron Day exists because the government has not banned firework sales. If for some very strange but viable reason fireworks should be allowed at all then perhaps the government should allow sales on whatever day that should be but none other.

Gordon R

You are a prat-----------it isOctober 21 today!

SUPER-GLITCH

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh that's whats going on!!!
We have a big firework display going on in the Midlands too, and was wondering what it was all about!

HAPPY DIWALI !!!! to those who celebrate the Festival of light?

Rose

There's now a law saying that fireworks can only be let off on Nov 5th and a period of some 5 days either side, I think.

I'm not sure whether Divali is exempt from that ruling - it may well be - or whether you're just suffering from the twats who let them off at any time of year to be honest. 8-)

Anii

Spooky, we had them as well in Buntingford.

Specsy

Forgive me for being pedantic but it's 21 October today. Still probably either Diwali though, or else it's just the usual over-extended Guy Fawkes Night starting early and carrying on well past its use by date.

Alfie

The Sikh people do the fireworks for the Diwali. Keeps everyone else for miles around awake until 2 in the morning - babes, barking dogs, the lot. Give it a rest lads, eh? It's not everyone's festival, only yours. Give all a rest of us a rest, please do it in the daytime in future.

funky munky is back

Becuse, as soon as they're on sale, kids especially, go out and buy them. Other than that it could be some one celebrating, wedding, birthday etc.

Dusty

According to my diary today is the 21st and not the 22nd. However what you see is probably a practice run for the real thing or kids of rich parents playing with their new toys. In different parts of the country fireworks have been going into the skyline for most nights in the last week

Eliot

I don't think there is any particular reason. I noticed this when moving to London 5 years ago. From mid-Sep to 1 Jan weekends sound like a constant bombardment even if you can't actually see fireworks. I think the answer is probably 'tis the season. Around this time of year you have Dilwali (Hindu festival of lights which actually only starts in Nov this year), various harvest festival, Halloween, and Guy Fawkes night. I actually think the phenomena is simply explained by the fact that fireworks become more prominent in the shops at this time of year (because of 5 Nov??) and so people add them to whatever it is they wish to celebrate. I like them, they are pretty! I feel sorry for the animals though they hate the loud noise.

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