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[–] odium@programming.dev 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] odium@programming.dev 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh I see the diwali in the top left, nvm

[–] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] fjordbasa@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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 1 month ago (1 children)

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 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 3 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 3 months ago (1 children)

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 3 months ago (1 children)

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 3 months ago (1 children)

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 3 months ago (1 children)

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 3 months ago

We do the same, but with outside decorations.