Full firework display of Diwali show held at Lenasia Stadium 2024
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Lenasia is gearing up for its 31st annual HCC Diwali Festival, taking place on Saturday, 19 October, at the Lenasia Soccer Stadium. This beloved community event, which has become a cultural highlight for locals and visitors alike, promises an unforgettable day filled with vibrant entertainment, mouth-watering food, and festive activities. Entrance to the event is a modest R10 per person, with parking available at the Cricket Stadium for an additional R10.
The festival kicks off at 3 p.m. with live performances of song and dance, leading up to a breatl9taking 22-minute fireworks display by Santech Fireworks, a leader in the field. Following the fireworks, Johannesburg’s latest sensation, Vibe, will take the stage with their Bollywood fusion tunes, sure to get everyone moving, followed by a DJ set to keep the energy high into the night.
Foodies will be spoiled for choice with a wide array of stalls offering delicious treats such as donuts, samoosas, bunny chows, biryani, burgers, and much more. With food, fun, and festivities all under one roof, the event caters to all tastes and prpeferences, making it the ultimate family-friendly outing.
The HCC Diwali Festival is a cornerstone event for Lenasia, deeply rooted in the spirit of community and cultural celebration. However, organizing such a large-scale event comes with its challenges, particularly in securing the necessary funding. The HCC team appeals to local businesses and individuals for donations and sponsorships to help keep this cherished festival alive.
No alcohol, hookah, or weapons will be permitted at the venue, ensuring a safe and family-friendly environment for all attendees.
So, mark your calendars and come celebrate the Festival of Lights in true Lenasian style. This is more than just an event—it’s a celebration of community, culture, and the triumph of good over evil.
Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions. It symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". Diwali is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar months of Ashvin (according to the amanta tradition) and Kartika—between around mid-September and mid-November. The celebrations generally last five or six days.
Diwali is connected to various religious events, deities and personalities, such as being the day Rama returned to his kingdom in Ayodhya with his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana after defeating the demon king Ravana. It is also widely associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, and Ganesha, the god of wisdom and the remover of obstacles. Other regional traditions connect the holiday to Vishnu, Krishna, Durga, Shiva, Kali, Hanuman, Kubera, Yama, Yami, Dhanvantari, or Vishvakarman.
Primarily a Hindu festival, variations of Diwali are also celebrated by adherents of other faiths. The Jains observe their own Diwali which marks the final liberation of Mahavira. The Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas to mark the release of Guru Hargobind from a Mughal prison. Newar Buddhists, unlike other Buddhists, celebrate Diwali by worshipping Lakshmi, while the Hindus of Eastern India and Bangladesh generally celebrate Diwali by worshipping the goddess Kali.
During the festival, the celebrants illuminate their homes, temples and workspaces with diyas (oil lamps), candles and lanterns. Hindus, in particular, have a ritual oil bath at dawn on each day of the festival. Diwali is also marked with fireworks and the decoration of floors with rangoli designs, and other parts of the house with jhalars. Food is a major focus with families partaking in feasts and sharing mithai. The festival is an annual homecoming and bonding period not only for families, but also for communities and associations, particularly those in urban areas, which will organise activities, events and gatherings. Many towns organise community parades and fairs with parades or music and dance performances in parks. Some Hindus, Jains and Sikhs will send Diwali greeting cards to family near and far during the festive season, occasionally with boxes of Indian confectionery. Another aspect of the festival is remembering the ancestors.
Diwali is also a major cultural event for the Hindu, Sikh, and Jain diaspora. The main day of the festival of Diwali (the day of Lakshmi Puja) is an official holiday in Fiji, Guyana, India, Malaysia,Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.