DIWALI SPEECH FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS 3

DIWALI SPEECH FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS 3

Hon’ble Principal, Vice Principal, Beloved teachers and My Dear Friends – Welcome everyone to the Speech Competition!

The festival of Diwali is just round the corner and I Nikita Sharma of class 12 has been assigned to deliver a speech on Diwali, which is often regarded as festival of lights and colors. People who follow Hindu religion consider Diwali to be an important occasion as it depicts victory of light over darkness and that is the utmost reason why we all light diyas in our houses.

You might have observed your mothers cleaning the household a week before Diwali, do you know the reason why cleaning is a very significant part of this festival? It is often believed that Goddess Lakshmi enters our household during this auspicious festival and showers blessings on everyone but she only arrives in homes which are orderly and neat.

We all have heard different stories from our grandparents regarding Diwali and every household has a different version altogether. Some of our families believe that it represents triumph of good over evil while others believe that the festival is celebrated to honor Goddess of wealth, Lakshmi and God of wisdom, i.e. Ganesha. According to Ramayana, the Hindu epic, Diwali is celebrated to mark the return of Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshman to their home referred to as “Ayodhya” after an exile period of 14 years.

As per the Hindu Epic Mahabharata, some people celebrate it to remember the return of Pandavas to their kingdom after 12 years of banishment and one year of agyatavas. It is also believed that it was started celebrating when Goddess Lakshmi was born after churning the ocean by the gods and demons. Diwali celebration also indicates the start of a new Hindu year in the west and some northern parts of India. It is celebrated by the people of Sikh religion where they light up the Golden Temple in order to pay respect to their different Gurus. It is celebrated by the people of Jain religion to mark Nirvana and enlightenment attained by the Mahavira. Thus, India is a diverse country and different religions have varied aspects regarding several festivals.

Though, it is regarded as a festival of lights, but many people among us pollute the environment in order to celebrate a festival. Usage of firecrackers is not only dangerous for asthmatic patients but they are equally harmful for normal individuals as it congests the respiratory tract which leaves us being vulnerable. They release toxic gases in the air which includes carbon monoxide, Sulphur dioxide etc., which ultimately leads to air pollution.

Therefore, we all need to understand and take equal responsibility of “not bursting firecrackers” during Diwali as we need to protect our environment for future generations as well. It’s not only human beings who suffer from varied kinds of pollution, but it is hazardous for even animals and birds as the toxic pollutants reduce the oxygen level prevalent in the body and converts it into carbon dioxide which is considered to be even more unsafe as it can result in death.

So, we all should hail to a pollution free Diwali.

Thank You

DIWALI SPEECH FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS 2

DIWALI SPEECH FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS 2

Hon’ble Vice Principal, Beloved Teachers and My Dear Students – Warm Greetings to Everyone!

You all know that the festival of Diwali is nearly approaching and I believe that you are excited to celebrate this auspicious festival to your fullest energies. However, I as the Principal of this school want you to be aware about the disastrous consequences of burning crackers during Diwali. I take great pleasure to sensitize you all on this important subject which has become a global concern in the contemporary scenario.

Bursting firecrackers is harmful not only for the environment, but they are equally dangerous for human beings and living creatures as crackers consist of certain amount of toxic substances which involves Sulphur dioxide, Carbon monoxide etc. These toxic gases block your respiratory system and reduce oxygen content in your body. They not only lead to air pollution, but are also an important reason behind the spread of noise pollution.

Largely, children and senior citizens get affected by the noise of crackers. The noise produced by these crackers can be so hazardous that it can even lead to permanent deafness. In fact, heart patients and those suffering from chronic bronchitis as well as low immune system are more prone to risks caused by air pollution.

We all should collectively pledge to save our mother earth which inevitably implies preserving ourselves so we can breathe in an environment free from pollutants and deadly gases.

Crackers which are appealing to your eyes might consist of heavy metals and a harmful gas referred to as “Carbon dioxide” which is more dangerous and harmful for our environment and increases the risk of an increased Global Warming as Carbon Dioxide is the biggest contributor to Global Warming.

Instead of burning these crackers, you all should light diyas, clean your households help your mothers in preparing delicious sweets, create well-designed Rangolis; to welcome Goddess Lakshmi to your houses. It is believed that Diwali is celebrated as it represents the triumph of light over darkness and that is the reason why we all light diyas in our houses as it overpower darkness in our lives too.

We all mutually can take a step forward and contribute in different ways to preserve our environment. The Government of India has banned crackers but people still do not follow rules and regulations, so it needs to be well enforced. Several schools and organizations are striving hard to educate students and individuals about pollution free Diwali. Media channels and heads are providing encouragement to these campaigns by spreading awareness to those who are not sensitized regarding the hazardous consequences of burning crackers. Wide variety of programs is being aired on radio and television asking citizens to curb noise pollution.

I, therefore, request you all to help our government and support ban on the use of firecrackers, only then will our existence on this planet will be fruitful and worth living. Now let me request the Vice Principal to come on the podium and say a few words in this regard which would really help us in enlightening others too.

Thank You!

DIWALI SPEECH FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS 1

DIWALI SPEECH FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS 1

Hon’ble Principal, Vice Principal, Respected Fellow Teachers and My Dear Students – Warm Greetings to all of you!

I, Kalpana Shrivastav – the class teacher of XII (A), would like to deliver a short speech on Diwali. As we all know that this is the festive season and our most favorite festival, i.e. Diwali is just around the corner. Of course, the excitement is in the air, but there is a huge environmental concern as well; lurking, at the back of my mind and I am sure this concern must be bothering most of you as well. But the matter of fact is that how many of us really take preventive measures and actually do something in this regard! Saying it is one thing, but actually getting into the groundwork is something else.

The environment is degrading day after day and it has become almost impossible for us to breathe fresh air or even breathe for that matter. Small children and old people are already finding it too difficult to cope with this disastrous environmental concern that has given rise to various health issues with difficulty in breathing being one of the major concerns.

Despite being very well aware about the degrading impact of crackers on our environment, we continue to buy them in an overwhelming manner and burst them without any tinge of regret. Smog being blanketed in the sky is one of the horrifying outcomes of pollution caused by bursting crackers. Students, my aim here is not to discourage you or prevent you from celebrating this most auspicious festival, but to make you understand the disastrous consequences of our actions which we don’t bother about. As the educated class, it becomes even a greater responsibility on our part to not only put an end to this exercise, but also to prevent others from doing so and raise greater awareness amongst the people around us.

Dear Students, this environment is ours and we belong to this planet Earth, so it becomes our utmost duty to conserve it at any cost not only for the coming generations but also as a means of paying tribute to our mother Earth which has blessed our lives with the abundance of natural wealth. It’s not as if without bursting crackers, our festival would become dull and boring, there are other ways too to make it happening and exciting. Light diyas, fly candle-lit kites, burst, if at all you want to, very few crackers that too which are least harmful for the environment, eat sweets and spread the joy of togetherness and love.

If only each one of us could gain a bit of sensitivity over this issue, we can save our environment from further degradation and help make our festivals more meaningful and add more substance to it. This is all from my side.

Now, I would request our hon’ble principal as well as vice principal to join me on stage and address our dear students in this regard.

Thank you all!

DIWALI SLOGAN

Celebrate safe Diwali to keep environment safe.

Celebrate safe Diwali to maintain beauty of nature.

Celebrate safe Diwali to maintain beauty of environment.

Celebrate safe Diwali to reduce air and noise pollution.

Celebrate safe Diwali to breathe safe and clean.

Celebrate safe Diwali to keep environment clean and green.

Celebrate safe Diwali to be healthy, wealthy and happy.

Celebrate safe Diwali to get blessings not curse.

Burst your bad habits not crackers at Diwali.

Celebrate eco-friendly diwali not pollution-friendly.

Plant a tree this Diwali not burst crackers.

Say no to fire crackers but yes to greenery.

Don’t forget the nature at Diwali instead your bad habits.

Celebrate Diwali with joy not with fire-crackers.

Celebrate Diwali with family and friends not with fire-crackers.

Distribute sweets not firecrackers at this Diwali.

Lit candles, diyas, and not firecrackers at this Diwali.

Enjoy Diwali with activities other than burning firecrackers.

Earth is only planet we can live; avoid burning firecrackers at Diwali and save earth.

Burn your idleness and bad times but not fire-crackers at Diwali.

Don’t dump the nature’s beauty at Diwali by bursting firecrackers.

Dump the pollution not clean air. Avoid bursting fire-crackers at Diwali.

Pledge for noise free Diwali!

Pledge for pollution free Diwali!

Earn but not burn! Celebrate a safe Diwali.

Think about future and celebrate environment-safe Diwali.

Celebrate a safe Diwali if you really want to celebrate it happily forever on earth.

If you burn crackers, it will burn all the clean air then what you will breathe?

  

Think about environment safety not your amusement at Diwali.

Buy books and toys not crackers at Diwali!

Fill your home with decorations not with sound of crackers at Diwali.

Light the environment with candles and diyas, not with fumes of crackers.

Make Diwali a happy diwali not a sad Diwali in future.

Celebrate Diwali but don’t spoil the environment and beauty of nature.

Give a clean environment to future generations not a polluted one.

Pledge to celebrate a pollution free Diwali!

Maximize your happiness but minimize air pollution at this Diwali.

It needs to be green not mean at Diwali.

Be blessed with good luck and success and not with polluted environment.

Don’t be so mean, control yourself what you have been.

Encourage people in your areas to celebrate eco-friendly Diwali.

Diwali needs to burst your ego not crackers.

Don’t forget the nature at Diwali otherwise it will forget you forever.

Lit the lamp to remove darkness but don’t burst crackers to reduce pollution.

Earth is our home and environment is roof, keep both clean at Diwali.

Think to keep earth and environment clean with your home at this Diwali.

Think about environment before you burst.

Crackers are waste, avoiding them at Diwali is best.

Remember that Diwali is a festival of light but not a festival of sound!!

The light welcomes a victorious return; please don’t spoil it with fires and burns!!

Say no to crackers this time; breathe fresh and cherish your time!

Crackers not only harm your health but they also drain your wealth!

How can we make dirty our streets while we clean our houses to welcome Lakshmi!

If only animals could speak; they would say no to fire crackers with a begging plead!

Make the festival brighter not louder!!

Apart from disturbing the sleep think about the garbage you leave!!

Light is love, noise is pollution; shunning the crackers is immediate solution!

This Diwali go eco friendly; say no to crackers harmful and deadly!!

Make the festival fun, not fire and burn!!

Eat sweets be happy and merry; please don’t invite burn and injury!!

This Diwali Invite Gods by lighting earthen pots!

Use natural and fresh flowers for decoration; enjoy a healthy celebration!

Lakshmi will enter the house where there is light; hope you understand she doesn’t like noise!!

Do not wrap your gifts in plastic; using colored newspaper would be fantastic!!

Give the conventional cards a beating; why don’t you just tweet your greetings!!

Don’t just illuminate your houses but also your souls!!

DIWALI ESSAY – 6 (1000 WORDS)

DIWALI ESSAY – 6 (1000 WORDS)

Introduction

Diwali is the most significant Hindu festival celebrated all over the India in the autumn season every year. The spiritual significance of this festival indicates the victory of light over darkness. It is a five days long festival celebrated by the people with huge preparations and rituals. It falls every year in the month of October or November. Many days ago of the festival, people start cleaning, renovating and decorating their homes and offices. They purchase new dresses, decorative things like diyas, lamps, candles, puja materials, statue of God and Goddess and eating things especially for Diwali.

People do worship of God Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi for getting wealth and prosperity in their life. They perform puja on main Diwali with lots of rituals. After puja, they get involved in the fireworks activities and then distribute gifts to each other among neighbors, family members, friends, offices, etc. People celebrate Dhanterason first day, Naraka Chaturdasi on second day, Diwali on third day, Diwali Padva (Govardhan Puja) on fourth day, and Bhai Dooj on fifth day of the festival. It becomes official holiday in many countries on the day of festival.

Celebration of Diwali with Family without Crackers

Diwali is my favorite festival of the year and I celebrate it with lots of enthusiasm with my family members and friends. Diwali is called as the festival of lights because we celebrate it by lighting lots of diyas and candles. It is a traditional and cultural festival celebrated by each and every Hindu person all over India and abroad. People decorate their houses with lots of candles and small clay oil lamps indicating the victory of good over evil.

Family members spend their most of the day time in preparing house (cleaning, decorating, etc) to welcome the festival with grand evening party. Neighbors, family members, and friends gets collected in the evening party and enjoy the party with lots of delicious Indian dishes, dance, music, etc all through the night. Houses look very attractive in white wash, candle lights and rangolis. High pitch music and fireworks makes the celebration more interesting.

People go to their home by taking off from their job, offices and other works; students also book their train around three months ago to easily go to their home on Diwali festival because everyone wants to celebrate this festival with their family members in the home town. People generally enjoy the festival by feasting, bursting crackers and enjoying the dance with family and friends.

However, it is prohibited by the doctors to got outside and enjoy firecrackers especially people suffering from lung or heart diseases, hypertension, diabetes, etc. Such people have to knock the doctor’s door because of consuming highly saturated food and sweets in high amount and lack of exercises and pollution caused by crackers in these days.

Significance of Diwali

Diwali festival is celebrated by the people with great revelry and lots of fun and frolic activities. It becomes the happiest holiday for Indian people in the year and celebrated with significant preparations. It is the festival of high significance for Indian people during which people clean their homes, decorate, do shopping, buy new things including gifts, kitchen utensils, appliances, cars, golden jewelry, etc and perform so many rituals.

There are many ancient stories, legends, and myths about celebrating this festival. Girls and women of the home do shopping and make rangolis in creative patterns on the floors near to the doors and walkways of home. There are little variations in the celebration of this festival according to the regional practices and rituals.

The spiritual significance of this festival symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and victory of good over evil. It is celebrated to honor the Goddess of wealth, Lakshmi and God of wisdom, Ganesha. Its religious significance varies according to the region all through the country. Somewhere, it is celebrated to honor the returning of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana to their home after long exile period of 14 years (according to Hindu epic Ramayana).

Some people celebrate it to remember the return of Pandavas to their kingdom after 12 years of Vanvas and one year of agyatavas (according to Hindu epic Mahabharata). It is also believed that it was started celebrating when Goddess Lakshmi was born after churning the ocean by the gods and demons. Diwali celebration also indicates the start of a new Hindu year in the west and some northern parts of India. It is celebrated by the people of Sikh religion to mark the Bandi Chhor Divas by lighting up the Golden Temple. It is celebrated by the people of Jain religion to mark the Nirvana attained by the Mahavira.

Pollution on Diwali

Together with the Diwali celebration, there is indirect increase in the environmental pollution all over the world because of the bursting of various types of firecrackers during this festival. Such firecrackers are very dangerous as they release toxic pollutants like sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and so many etc which gets intermingled into the air and causes variety of ailments like asthma, bronchitis, hypertension, etc. It affects the people of all age group however those people who already suffer any type of ailment. Together with the human beings, it also affects the lives of animals, birds and other living beings due to air and noise pollution.

Conclusion

Now-a-days, there is a campaign run by the government to celebrate pollution free Diwali all over the country. Schools and various organizations also organizes various demonstrations prior to the celebration to educate and aware students for pollution-free festival. Environment and pollution departments also do many efforts by publishing pollution free news in the various newspapers to aware people and curb noise and air pollution because of firecrackers. Bursting sound-emitting firecrackers has been banned by the Supreme Court especially during 10 pm to 6 am.

Air and water pollution is also caused by the decay of remnants of fireworks and deluge of garbage like empty bottles, papers used to light off rockets, gift wrappers, dried flowers, etc at the nook and corners of the city. We all should practice celebrating the pollution free Diwali every year in order to save and enjoy the natural beauty of environment forever.

ESSAY ON DIWALI, POLLUTION AND ECO-FRIENDLY DIWALI – 5 (600 WORDS)

Introduction

Diwali is the time to meet and greet our loved ones, prepare delicious sweets, wear new clothes, redecorate the house and worship Goddess Lakshmi. It is also the time to burn fire crackers. While all the Diwali rituals are beautiful and pious, burning fire crackers to rejoice the day is not appreciated much. This is because it adds to the pollution in the atmosphere.

Diwali Celebrations

Diwali is being celebrated in India since the ancient times. It is a day to celebrate the victory of light over darkness. This is because as per Hindu mythology, this was the day when Lord Rama returned to his kingdom Ayodhya after staying in exile for 14 years. He returned victorious after killing the demon, Ravana and freeing Sita from his clutches.

The effigies of Ravana are burnt across India on Dussehra each year. It marks the victory of good over evil. Diwali falls twenty days later. The houses and marketplaces are illuminated with beautiful diyas and lights to celebrate Diwali. Rangolis are made and decorative items are used to enhance the beauty of these places. People decorate their houses after cleaning them thoroughly to welcome Goddess Lakshmi who is worshipped on this day. It is believed that Goddess Lakshmi; the Goddess of wealth, only visits places that are clean and beautiful.

People visit each other and exchange gifts as a part of the Diwali celebrations. Many people host house parties on this day. It is a great time to bond with our relatives and friends. Many offices and residential societies host Diwali parties a day or two before the festival.

Children especially look forward to burn fire crackers on this day. They gather around and rejoice the festival by burning different kinds of crackers.

Diwali Pollution: A Matter of Concern

Diwali is an auspicious day. The entire atmosphere is filled with the air of festivity and joy around this time. However, it eventually fills with pollution. The fire crackers burnt on this day are a complete put off. Burning crackers is said to be a ritual on Diwali. People burn thousands of crackers in the name of ritual on this day each year. This results in the increase in pollution levels in the atmosphere. The sky turns hazy and the consequences are harmful. It gives way to many health problems. This is especially unsafe for asthmatic patients, heart patients, pregnant women, elderly people and infants. It is difficult to step out on Diwali as well as days after the festival.

The burning of crackers does not only pollute the air but also causes noise pollution. It is particularly disturbing for sick and elderly people, small kids, students and animals.

Eco-Friendly Diwali: A Good Idea

It is high time we must behave as responsible citizens and stop burning crackers to celebrate Diwali or any other occasion for that matter. We must celebrate eco-friendly Diwali.

We must say no to crackers and advise those around us to do the same. Parents must take this as their responsibility to tell their kids about the negative repercussions of burning crackers. Kids must also be sensitized about the same in the schools. This will help in bringing down the fire works on Diwali.

Apart from the measures that people can take at their end, it is important to put a check on the sale of fire crackers. The government must intervene for the same. The production and sale of fire crackers must be banned or at least some restriction should be put on the same.

Conclusion

Diwali is a sacred festival. We must maintain its sanctity by celebrating it the right way. We should refrain from burning crackers owing to the harmful effects it has on the environment that ultimately impacts life on Earth.

SHORT ESSAY ON DIWALI – ESSAY 1 (200 WORDS)

Diwali is one of the main festivals of Hindus. The preparation for Diwali celebration begins weeks before the festival. People begin with the preparations by cleaning their houses and shops. Every nook and corner of the houses, shops and offices is cleaned before Diwali. These are then decorated with lights, lamps, flowers and other decorative items.

People shop for new clothes, home decor items and gifts for their loved ones on this festival. The markets are flooded with variety of gift items and sweets around this time. It is a good time for the businessmen. It is also a good time to bond with our near and dear ones. People visit each other around this time and exchange gifts as a part of the celebration.

On the day of Diwali, people light up their houses with diyas, candles and lights. They also make rangoli and decorate their houses with flowers. The ritual of worshipping Goddess Lakshmi and Ganesha is followed in every Hindu household on the occasion of Diwali. It is said that this brings in prosperity and good luck.

Also known as the festival of lights, Diwali is all about worshiping the deities, burning crackers, having sweets and making merry with the loved ones. It is considered to be one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar.