The Scientific Indian Culture

Diwali is the Festival of Lights, it is celebrated by millions of people across the world. Diwali celebrates the new year, the victory of good over evil, and light over darkness but there are some questions that I had earlier and you may have right now, such as why do we light diyas? Why do we eat so many sweets and deep-fried snacks? Why do we burst crackers, it just pollutes the environment? If you have all these questions you have come to the right place.  Now coming towards the first belief as well as a tradition of lighting ¨Diyas¨ or Clay lamps. The popular Indian belief is that it attracts the goddess Laxmi which is responsible for bringing wealth to the houses. However, let's understand the science behind the same. Do you know every year mosquitoes kill at least 725,000 people? Hence insect-borne diseases have always been deadly.  Diwali comes during winters where the temperature and the humidity are low and because of this, the number of insects rises. This is because...