Diwali is a big celebration for Hindus. There is a lot of fun to be had at the festival and a great feeling of happiness and joyfulness in the community. Everyone gets involved with festive and bright clothing, handing out tasty sweets and treats and the use of fireworks and firecrackers as the ultimate celebration of the festival of lights. This festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, so it is no surprise that people want to party and enjoy themselves. However, it is also a good idea to remember that Diwali can present some hazards during the celebration. The excessive use of fire is obviously going to be something of a health and safety nightmare, and there are many other issues as well that people might not think about.
Firstly, take the sweets that are gleefully handed out for people to enjoy. They taste great and they can really bring friends and families together as they are able to have fun and eat sweets together. The problem is that the sweets are clearly loaded with sugar and calories and that is never a good thing for your overall health. However, there are some great ideas that you can use to minimise the damage from eating sweets on Diwali.
You should avoid any sweets that are made using sugar syrup. Not only are these likely to be very bad for you in terms of the high level of calories and fat, it is also true that sugar syrup does not even contain the nutrients of eating sweets that are made from natural sugars. The sweets are also likely to be made with ghee and other butter products, meaning their levels of fat are very high. So if you are going to eat sweets during Diwali, it is probably worth cutting back on the other meals that you eat to ensure that you remain healthy over this period. It’s no good kidding yourself that it is OK to indulge excessively – this has been shown to be very bad for your health and can promote dangerous illnesses such as diabetes.
Eat your sweets in moderation and you’ll be in a good place to avoid any health complications that can arise from them. It is also worth always buying your sweets from reputable shops and stores that are more likely to follow good practice in terms of creating their sweets. There is the health concern that sweets that are creating in poor conditions (such as those sold cheaply in less reputable shops) are more likely to put you in danger.
Another huge health and safety around Diwali is the use of fireworks. Specifically there is propensity to use firecrackers as a major part of the celebration. They provide an awe-inspiring display and can truly bring some joy into your life. But there are actually a number of worrying considerations about the firecrackers that it is worth thinking about before simply using them blindly.
The excessive smoke that firecrackers create can be a massive problem for people who suffer with asthma. If you have asthma make sure that you bring your inhaler with you to any Diwali celebrations or you can really be putting yourself in danger. Unsurprisingly, one of the major concerns with firecrackers is that they can cause problems with burns and painful injuries – after all they are very hot. Take all the sensible precautions with firecrackers such as being very careful with children who want to like them and treating them as the dangerous things that they truly are. This is the best way to safe around Diwali.
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