Celebrations

Hello,
As a child growing up I remembered going with one of my childhood neighbour and friend to their relatives home on Divali. Now I grew up in a Christian home so I knew nothing of how divali was celebrated other than it was A Hindu celabration and it was a festival of lights. This experience for me was of grate interest because i never knew what took place during the divali celebartion. I took part in the sharing of the meal an watching of the fire works and as I grew older I had a better understanding on what the celebration was about and I got to know some of the different sweets they had. I also learnt that leading up to Divali they had to pray and fast before and they could not take part of any fresh(meat). So although i'm not a hindu I always admire the way they take there fasting seriously the old and the young. So to all my Hindu friends thanks for allowing me to experience Divali with you.