Thread by @LevinaNeythiri

2 days later on Oct-13 its a full moon. #SharadPoornima 🌓 On this day #Hindus r supposed to fast n stay awake at night to get d “blessings” of dark matter in d universe. Then 14 days later v’ll celebrate #Diwali as moon wld hv completed its phase—AMAWASYA/new moon. 1/n

2/n #Hinduism doesnt associate darkness with evils. Its a western concept! This is y we celebrate #Diwali which falls on AMAWASYA (new moon). It is believed that every new moon is the beginning of a new manifestation cycle. Sharad poornima is associated with health n wealth.

3/n So on this #SharadPoornima manifest good health for urself. Yeah u will hv to fast too, so that ur body detoxifies itself n prepares for the winter. 😃 Sharad poornima is associated with Laxmi Devi. Interestingly, so is #Diwali.

4/n In short—u hv to fast on full moon for ur health, to earn the wealth on d new moon (Diwali). 😊 I wonder if this is a Hindu way of saying “health is wealth”. Dnt mind me over simplifying this topic. Bt at times I feel complicating it causes... cntd

5/n Complicating such things leads to ppl not taking interest in learning more abt it. #Hinduism is abt d most pragmatic way of living, i strongly believe. Bt alas! These days myriads of Hindus do rituals without taking effort to understand its significance.

n/n Btw is it jst me who feels a roller coaster of emotions around full moon? And to this day I can hardly differentiate between the waxing moon n waning moon in the sky. Can anyone here help me spot the diff?