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
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.
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. 😄
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.
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odium@programming.dev · 13 pts · 2y
I don't get it
odium@programming.dev · 8 pts · 2y
Oh I see the diwali in the top left, nvm
lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
I still don't get it
fjordbasa@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
I wasn’t familiar either. From Wikipedia: Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights
lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Ohh
billwashere@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
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 pts · 1y
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 pts · 1y
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 pts · 1y
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 pts · 2y
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 pts · 2y
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 pts · 2y
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 pts · 2y
If the stores are going to push Christmas in July, I'm down with every other holiday all year long.
KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
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 pts · 2y
We do the same, but with outside decorations.