It's time to say Happy Diwali and greet our Indian readers at this time of great celebration 31 Oct
Otherwise known as Dipawali, or The Festival of Lights, it's the most important festival in the Indian calendar that began as a Hindu celebration but now has huge significance for all religions across the whole country.
Starting yesterday, and continuing until Thursday, thanks are given for the harvest, many lights are lit and many sweets are prepared and eaten! Not to mention a solid buying session of gold in the period leading up to the annual event.
The festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance, and that's something we can all strive for in these uncertain times and markets, a message I sent last year too. Little has changed eh?
So, as I say every year, to all our many Indian readers celebrating this festival wherever you are in the world, Shubh Dipawali from all of us in the ForexLive community!
We would love to see any of your photos, which can be sent in the comments thread.
On the downside I saw this report from the BBC highlighting the controversy now escalating over the air pollution caused by all the firework smoke.
What do our readers make of this and similar issues? What price tradition over climate change concerns?
Reader Glory United sent in this pic from Diwali 2015
