Diwali—Festival of Lights
Did you know that the Hindus refer to ‘fireworks’ as ‘pataka’? The word ‘pataka‘ was derived from the sound the fireworks make when it goes off! I don’t know if it is entirely true but according the comedian Russell Peters, it is. Interestingly enough, the word Diwali (or ‘Deepavali’ as it is sometimes called) means ’row …