Festive Seasons!

Skylah · Hips Don't Lie Gender: Joined: 25 Mar 2003

I wish "Happy Dewali/Deepavali" (Oct 21), festival of light, to those who celebrate it.

I personally celebrate the "Eid Mubarak/Eid al-Fitri" (Oct 24 & 25), after almost a month fasting during the daylight. I think I’m the only Muslim here on PO community. Maybe some of you wonder why we fast during the Ramadhan or before our festival. Fasting serves many purposes. While we are hungry and thirsty, we are reminded of the suffering of the poor. Fasting is also an opportunity to practice self-control and to cleanse the body and mind. And in this most sacred month, fasting helps us feel the peace that comes from spiritual devotion as well as kinship with fellow believers.

I will be going back to my grandparent’s place where we are going to have a huge family gathering (about 50 cousins) and visiting other relatives for few days. As previous years, I would like to take this opportunity to seek for forgiven from all of you if I’ve ever hurt anyone’s feeling intentionally or unintentionally. You all have my forgiveness too, not that anyone’s have hurt my feeling but I just feel I need to say it.

PEACE!

Love..
-Skylah-

Reverend · I kin Age: 41 Gender: Joined: 21 Oct 2002

Funny that Mod's Day would fall on on Dewali for this year.

Namaste everyone, and Modbless!

Skylah · Hips Don't Lie Gender: Joined: 25 Mar 2003

RivaOni · Full English! Age: 41 Gender: Joined: 24 Sep 2002

I remember whe I lived back in Nottingham, the news would rport the Dewavli festivals in neighbouring Leicester (which is one of the biggest Muslim communities in the UK, some racist people from that area refer to it as the capital of Pakistan......) and just thinking wow. When you look at Christian festivals, they really are a case of "yeah, we celebrate our religion when we feel like it" but seeing the stuff going on in Leicester year after year you knew these were people that really followed their faith.

Happy Dewali Skylah

Reverend · I kin Age: 41 Gender: Joined: 21 Oct 2002

ScrumYummy · bunnyhunches of scrums Gender: Joined: 29 Jun 2005

Happy Dewali! <--has no idea what is going on

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Silver Adept · Otaku Lord Age: 42 Gender: Joined: 20 May 2003

Celebrate the victory of good over evil! Happy Diwali, indeed!

Satine · Evil Onigiri Age: 37 Gender: Joined: 29 Sep 2004

Happy Eid, love! Enjoy the celebration and have fun!

Shurikane · Dim Panties As String Joined: 24 Sep 2002

I not-pardon you in advance for kicking my ass at POb.

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

KiSin · Reality's Exiled Gender: Joined: 12 Oct 2004

I...have no idea what you are talking about, but Happy Diwali...or whatever it is. >>;;

I'm agnostic, but because of my family I celebrate christian holidays and that is all I really know. I know of other things, like hanika(That so is not right. xP), but I barely know when they start or end. ^^;