Happy Diwali Everyone

You cannot have a religious holiday without...stuff to sell. Of course, right.

 Ya know, the myth and/or the stereotype is that Team Atheist, that is all of us, totally hate all religion. Bro, soooooo not true. I believe that it is quite fascinating. Just like I can heart me some good folklore or mythology, fo sho I can heart me some good religion. It is as simple as there are good things and bad things, there is good religion and there is bad religion (1).

BTW...Happy Diwali everyone. Oh what's that...well lemme tell ya. Diwali is a Hindu holiday, aka The Festival of Lights, and it is practiced from India to Nepal (that's a joke)...and also Trinidad, Malaysia-n-other places. It can mean slightly different things to different communities from Hindus, Sikhs, Janes and Buddhists. The basic story is outtasite science fiction-y stuffs: the forces of good v the forces of evil, love, fortune, blessings-n-stuffs...and yes, superstition.

 I've got nothing against a symbolic new beginning (like the project Nu Kriss Summer/Fall 2011), or a winter or summer harvest festival thingy, a celebrate the female goddess thingy or a solstice thingy. Festivals that are tied into the seasons and that are symbolic (not literal) are OK by me...esp if there is food, drinking, music and dancing.

It is my hope to experience as many diff culture fests as I can (2). Really, music, food, awesome stuff to look at, cultures.

 And if Aishwarya Rai (I dare ya to click this) can be there then that is cool also.

It's kinda all light-y-n-stuffs.

(1) I personally feel that the best religion can be is deceptive. It can be used as a crutch/a tool to use or to allow you to good things. And I'm not saying a crutch or a tool is necessarily a good thing or a bad thing, I'm just sayin' that I just don't think it's necessary in order to be a good person.

(2) I remember walking around downtown in my neighborhood and I stumbled upon a church that was having a South American, of some sort, festival. So I went in there, cause there was music and food and cultural dancing, and I had a couple of beers also...and it was fun.