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[-] odium@programming.dev 13 points 5 months ago
[-] odium@programming.dev 8 points 5 months ago

Oh I see the diwali in the top left, nvm

[-] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago
[-] fjordbasa@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

I wasn’t familiar either. From Wikipedia: Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights

[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I’ve had to explain to so many people that “No they don’t have Nazi symbols in their yards because of Halloween”. And I’m atheist and not even Hindu.

[-] odium@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Lol, good luck with that.

Side note: you would imagine that those are mutually incompatible, but I found out in a college elective course about religions that it's surprisingly not. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_atheism

[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Well that’s interesting for sure. But I’m white and not even Indian. I just have a lot of Indian/Hindu friends and wanted to learn more about their culture. I knew the symbol existed for much longer than Nazi’s even though it’s not even really the same symbol. But to a bunch of let’s just say less educated rural Americans it looks exactly the same.

[-] odium@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah, I figured you probably were based on the demographics of lemmy.

More interesting facts: The same symbol also exists in a bunch of native American tribes https://moabmuseum.org/moab-history-the-history-of-the-whirling-log-motif/.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 5 months ago

I guess one of my neighbors is finally going to lose a finger. I swear they have no concept of personal safety when it comes to fireworks.

[-] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 4 points 5 months ago

People have been decorating for both Halloween and Diwali in my neck of the woods for a number of years. Much of it rivals Christmas decorating.

[-] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

In my old neighborhood, the Diwali lights just stayed up through Christmas and New Years. Our HOA had a 1 month rule for leaving holiday decorations on the house, but they didn't dare try to enforce it until February. 😄

[-] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 3 points 5 months ago

If the stores are going to push Christmas in July, I'm down with every other holiday all year long.

[-] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

We had one neighbor leave their tree up all year in a corner window. They just changed the color of the lights and the decorations to match holiday du jour. I always looked forward to one of their resets.

[-] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago

We do the same, but with outside decorations.

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