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"Never Leave You (Uh Ooh, Uh Ooh)" is an R&B song written by Lumidee Cedeño, Teddy "Tedsmooth" Mendez and Eddie Perez, and features a prominent dancehall reggae riddim called "Diwali" written by Steven "Lenky" Marsden, [2] [3] although it is slightly altered from the original riddim.
The darkest night is the apex of the celebration. The festival climax is on the third day and is called the main Diwali. It is an official holiday in a dozen countries, while the other festive days are regionally observed as either public or optional restricted holidays in India. [ 49 ]
Greensleeves Rhythm Album #27: Diwali: T.O.K. "Galang Gal" Unknown Language / Greensleeves Rhythm Album #27: Diwali: Wayne Marshall "Overcome" Greensleeves Rhythm Album #27: Diwali: Wayne Wonder "No Letting Go" No Holding Back: WSTRN "Night & Day" WSTRN Season, Vol. 2: Zumjay "Zumjay Is My Name" Greensleeves Rhythm Album #27: Diwali: Spragga ...
Patriotic songs, hymns, and bhajans are sung and the Bhagirath Shourya Samman awards are presented. [ 4 ] [ 8 ] The festival is a major tourist attraction, and the sight of a million lamps (both floating and fixed) lighting the ghats and river in vivid colors have often been described by visitors and tourists as a breathtaking sight.
Last Night a Dj Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-6230-6. Butler, Mark Jonathan (2006). Unlocking the Groove: Rhythm, Meter, and Musical Design in Electronic Dance Music. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-25334-662-9. DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992).
On this night, the lights are set out in the sky lamps and as offerings at the base of a tulasi plant and in the form of diyas, which are placed in front of the doorways of homes. This light is an offering to Yama, the god of death, to avert untimely death during the time of the Diwali festival. This day is a celebration aimed at increasing ...
The remembrance and festivities associated with Lakshmi and Mahabali during Diwali are linked. [ 9 ] The festivities related to Bali and Balipratipada find mention in the Vanaparva 28.2 of the Mahabharata , [ 3 ] the Ramayana , [ 10 ] and several major Puranas , such as the Brahma purana (chapter 73), Kurma purana (chapter 1), Matsya purana ...
Nepal's various communities celebrate Tihar in different ways. The festival is popularly known as Swanti among the Newars and as Deepawali among Madhesis. [4] Nepalis also make patterns on the floors of living rooms or courtyards using materials such as coloured rice, dry flour, coloured sand or flower petals, called Rangoli, as a sacred welcoming for the gods and goddesses, particularly ...