U.S. Postal Service Honors Festival of Diwali with a Forever Stamp

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the joyous Hindu festival of Diwali with a Forever stamp. The Wednesday, Oct 5, first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony will take place at the Consulate General of India, New York.

The stamp design is a photograph featuring a traditional diya oil lamp beautifully lit, sitting on a sparkling gold background. Diya lamps are usually made from clay with cotton wicks dipped in a clarified butter known as “ghee” or in vegetable oils.

Also known as Deepavali, Diwali celebrates the triumph of good over evil. Spanning five days each autumn, it is considered by some to be the start of the new year.

On the Hindu calendar, Diwali falls on the eve of, or on, the new moon that occurs between mid-October and mid-November. In 2016, the main day of the festival will be celebrated Oct. 29 for South Indians and Oct 30 for North Indians.

Trump will have them Burn on a Pyre !

Cremated in accordance with Hindu custom.

while building the wall on Mexico.

Well this is great.  Leave it to the Post Office to be on the cutting edge of social norms (that is a joke).  In all seriousness though, I know a lot of people who will be delighted to hear this.  Both people who celebrate and observe the holiday but also people who are generally for the acceptance of others and interesting in learning about new cultures.  I am excited to see what they look like, and thanks for sharing.

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whats with you and this .......at the end of every post ?

its becoming like chalk screeching on a blackboard !

thank you Obama!!!  ::LOL:: ::LOL::

I wonder how many people will actually acknowledge the stamp even though they don't know what it is for.


I would look at it and assume it's just like any of the other million that are available today, but it's nice to know it has meaning.