Diwali FestivalAlso called the festival of lights, Diwali is one of the most popular festivals celebrated in India. Diwali or Deepavali is an occasion which is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm in most parts of the country. The day of Diwali witnesses celebrations of the highest magnitude as the entire country is lit with beautiful lights and lot of fireworks are used to celebrate Diwali, a victory of light over darkness. Diwali is also an important Hindu festival where Goddess Lakshmi (Wealth Goddess) is worshiped. For this very reason Diwali is also known as a festival of welth and prosperity ,The festival of Diwali in India brings in lot of excitement across all the sections of society irrespective of their socio-economic background.Safety steps you should take this Diwali :
- Protect your ears from firecrackers which produce loud
noise. If you put cotton balls in your ears, you can reduce the sound by 30 decibels. - The hearing loss caused by firecrackers can be temporary or permanent…
- Very high intensity sounds can even rupture the ear drum, which can be fixed with surgery, but damage to the inner ear (cochlear) generally cannot be repaired.
- Inhaling smoke from firecrackers can cause severe irritation of the air passage i.e nose, throat, lungs and can result into infection or even precipitation of asthma and allergic rhinitis in susceptible people.
- Protect your eyes from smoke as it can cause eye irritation.
- Protect your skin and face from direct exposure to the fire.
