The Thaipusam in Indian
Lydia Lee
Sunny Glassware
2016-03-25 23:41:23
Hindu "Thaipusam" (Thaipusam) mostly falls on the Gregorian calendar year of January and February between , is a devout Hindu atonement, sacrifice and thanksgiving season.
It is said that the Indian could not see, and now this custom is still retained in Singapore and Malaysia and other Indian festival of joy having different Thaipusam is a festival of repentance and its promises.
Indians festival, also known as Deepavali, or Diwali Wan, every household will house clean, light a candle in the surrounding residences, and to meet the patron goddess of fortune, the Indian Hindus held a grand celebration, the car carrying the statue procession celebration, some believers who bear the formwork, stab needles, or give thanks to God represents atonement.
Celebrate center in Little India area.
Believers rituals there are many, such as: barber, approach things with needles pierced tongue, cheeks, etc.
One of the most prominent method is to embed burnished numerous small hooks on the back of the body, which is similar to the fish hook hooks, each hook has a knot in the end of a thick rope, focus on grasping the back of a man in the left hand, pull pull tight, while his right hand brandishing a whip whipping constantly driving in front of the believers.
Some Christians are in every hook fell into a deep fall over apples, tea and the like items, or carrying huge steel bow shackles, from a Hindu temple procession to another Hindu god temple, prayer and sacrifice, thereby showing faith unwavering loyalty to the gods and pray for divine blessing.