Why do we celebrate Bhai Dooj ?

Why do we celebrate Bhai Dooj ? 



The last day of the diwali festival is known as Bhai Dooj

festival. “Bhai duj” or “Bhai Bij”, as the name suggests 

falls on Dooj, which means it is the second day after the 

new moon. It is believed that on this day Yamaraj, the Lord 

of Death, went to his sister's house . The sister welcomes 

him by putting an auspicious mark on his forehead for his 

welfare.



Another legend is that Lord Krishna visits his sister 

Subhadra after slaying Narakasur, the demon. On this "Dooj 

Day”, when sister Subhadra saw Lord Krishna in her house, 

she immediately prepares a thali and welcomes him with a 

lighted diya and putting on his forehead a tilak of her 

sisterly protection.


The history behind the origin of the Bhai Dooj festival also 

traces back to the period of Bhagawaan Mahavir. It is said 

that when Bhagawaan Mahavir found nirvana, his brother 

Raja Nandivardhan was very sad. He felt distressed that his 

brother is no longer with him. He missed his brother a lot. 

So he was comforted and consoled by his sister Sudarshana. 

Since then, women have been respected during this 

festival.



The day is celebrated with great enthusiasm. All sisters 

show their sisterly love for their brother. This they do by 

applying tilak on the forehead of their brothers and pray 

for their safety and well being. They are then given gifts 

from their brothers and held in the highest respect.

source - indiangiftsportal.com

Last-Minute Diwali Checklist


The Last-Minute Diwali Checklist That Everybody Can Use


1. Rangoli powder


2. Home decor


3. Puja Thali


5. Incense


6. Sweets


7. Diyas and candles


8. Got all the accessories?


You've got your outfit picked out and pressed, but what about the earrings, bangles and necklace? Save yourself a panic attack tomorrow and set these out on your dresser tonight.

9. Camera Battery


10. Children's Gifts


11. A list of people to call


12. Soaps and sanitizer

13. First aid


14. Fire extinguisher


15. Movies


If there is anything i forgot to add please email me at sohum1997@gmail.com

Diwali Special

Diwali Special : Do It Yourself {D.I.Y.} 
Make Diwali Decoration items at your home!
 
Diwali is around the corner so lets enjoy this Diwali my decorating your home  with the items u will make!
Happy Diwali!!! 
 
DIY Diwali Rangoli
Okay Rangoli with colors has become an easy affair now thanks to the ready made kits and stencils available in the Market. But if you want to create a portable, recycled and simple rangoli design idea then Bhupali, a reader of Patty’s blog has this awesome idea for you. Made by using cardboard packaging this rangoli design can be used over and over again.
 
DIY Diwali Candles
 
Seashell Candles
 
Remember all those seashells you have been collecting from your trips to Goa, it is the time to put them to some beautiful use with these candles. For the tutorial head over to the Domestic Diva incarnated Martha Stewart.
 
DIY Diwali Lanterns 
 
 
Use old sauce, jam, spaghetti jars and gold dimensional puffy paint to create these morocco inspired lanterns which will definitely create a focal piece for your Diwali décor.

 
Paper Bag Lanterns
 
Thankfully with Govt taking strict measures against plastic
paper bags too with this simple and crafty tutorial.
 
Diwali Lamp From Plastic Bottle
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Here, beautiful multicolored flower craft require plastic bottle, scissors, gum and colored thread. Process to create this craft is very simple. complete method to create this awesome diwali decoration idea is as given in picture.Here I’ve used a candle as a light-source, you may also change it. Put this lamp between Rangoli and make them more brighter.
 
Candle Decoration Using Dry-Leaf
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 You require a very basic things to create this awesome diwali decoration ideas. Things are nothing but candle,glue and simple waste leaves. Rollover the glue on candle and paste leaves on it. you can make it tight with the help of spoon.
 
source: bestoutofwaste.org and Google
 
 

Top 100 Random Fun Facts

Top 100 Random Fun Facts
 
 Note : Some facts are removed by the owner of this blog due to adult content.
 
Lets Get Started
 
A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
 
A baby spider is called a spiderling.
 
You cannot snore and dream at the same time.
 
The following can be read forward and backwards: Do geese
see God?
 
A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.
 
A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon.
 
In Uganda, 50% of the population is under 15 years of age.
 
Hitler’s mother considered abortion but the doctor persuaded her to keep the baby.
 
Arab women can initiate a divorce if their husbands don’t pour coffee for them.
 
Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.
 
Smearing a small amount of dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling.
 
Catfish are the only animals that naturally have an odd number of whiskers.
 
Facebook, Skype and Twitter are all banned in China.
 
95% of people text things they could never say in person.
 
The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
 
In Poole, ‘Pound World’ went out of business because of a store across the road called ’99p Stores’, which was selling the same products but for just 1 pence cheaper!
 
About 8,000 Americans are injured by musical instruments each year.
 
The French language has seventeen different words for ‘surrender’.
 
Nearly three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine.
 
Bob Dylan’s real name is Robert Zimmerman.
 
A crocodile can’t poke its tongue out :p
 
Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don’t drift away from each other.
 
A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale.
 
Bin Laden’s death was announced on 1st May 2011. Hitler’s death was announced on 1st May 1945.
 
Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour.
 
In the UK, it is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day!
 
Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers!
 
When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.
 
A flock of crows is known as a murder.
 
“Facebook Addiction Disorder” is a mental disorder identified by Psychologists.
 
The average woman uses her height in lipstick every 5 years.
 
29th May is officially “Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day“.
 
Cherophobia is the fear of fun.
 
Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water.
 
If you lift a kangaroo’s tail off the ground it can’t hop.
 
Hyphephilia are people who get aroused by touching fabrics.
 
Billy goats urinate on their own heads to smell more attractive to females.
 
The person who invented the Frisbee was cremated and made into frisbees after he died!
 
During your lifetime, you will produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools.
 
An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it.
 
Polar bears can eat as many as 86 penguins in a single sitting.
 
King Henry VIII slept with a gigantic axe beside him.
 
Bikinis and tampons invented by men.
 
If Pinokio says “My Noes Will Grow Now”, it would cause a paradox. Details here.
 
Heart attacks are more likely to happen on a Monday.
 
If you consistently fart for 6 years & 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an
atomic bomb!
 
An average person’s yearly fast food intake will contain 12 pubic hairs.
 
The top six foods that make your fart are beans, corn, bell peppers, cauliflower, cabbage and milk!
 
There is a species of spider called the Hobo Spider.
 
J.K. Rowling chose the unusual name ‘Hermione’ so young girls wouldn’t be teased for being nerdy!
 
Hewlett-Packard’s name was decided in a coin toss.
 
The total number of steps in the Eiffel Tower are
 1665.
 
The Pokémon Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan are based off of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.
 
The toothpaste ‘Colgate’ in Spanish translates to ‘go hang yourself’.
 
Pirates wore earrings because they believed it improved their eyesight.
 
Los Angeles’s full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula.”
 
The testicles on an octopus are located in its head!
 
In England, in the 1880’s, “Pants” was considered a dirty word.
 
It snowed in the Sahara desert for 30 minutes on the 18th February 1979.
 
Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
 
If you leave everything to the last minute… it will only take a minute.
 
The first alarm clock could only ring at 4am.
 
Birds don’t urinate.
 
Dying is illegal in the Houses of Parliaments – This has been voted as the most ridiculous law by the British citizens.
 
The 20th of March is known as Snowman Burning Day!
 
Slugs have 4 noses.
 
Panphobia is the fear of everything… which is a pretty unlucky phobia to have.
 
An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged.
 
George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
 
A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate!
 
The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime.
 
The Bible is the most shoplifted book in the world.


  • Marco Hort has the world record for fitting 264 straws in his mouth at once!

    Mel Blanc – the voice of Bugs Bunny – was allergic to carrots.
     
    California has issued 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ.
     
    According to Genesis 1:20-22 the chicken came before the egg.
     
    In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.
     
    Worms eat their own poo.
     
    Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
     
    Over 1000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
     
    The inventor of the Waffle Iron did not like waffles.
     
    George W. Bush was once a cheerleader.
     
    In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
     
    Each year, there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.
     
    A tapir has the largest penis-to-body ratio of any animal.
     
    Mewtwo is a clone of the Pokémon Mew, yet it comes before Mew in the Pokédex.
     
    Every year more than 2500 left-handed people are killed from using right-handed products.
     
    Madonna suffers from garophobia which is the fear of thunder.
     
    China has more English speakers than the United States.
     
    Samuel L. Jackson requested to have a purple light saber in Star Wars in order for him to accept the part as Mace Windu.
     
    Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th!
     
    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
     
    In 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people’s clothes. These cameras had special lenses that use infrared light, which allowed you to see through some types of clothing.
     
    Ronald McDonald is “Donald McDonald” in Japan because it makes pronunciation easier for the Japanese. In Singapore he’s known as “Uncle McDonald”.
    Are Expired Medicines really Harmful ?



    What does Expiration Date mean?

     The expiration date, indicated the date the manufacturer guarantees the full potency and safety of the drug. At the time of the medication expiry date, the drug must be at least 90% of the original potency under proper storage conditions.
    The expiration date does not indicate a point when a medication loses potency and is no longer effective or becomes harmful.
    In general, drugs expiration date is 2-5 years from production date. For example, if a company chooses a two year expiration date, it does not have to test beyond that for prolonged effectiveness.

    Potency and Efficacy.

     Drug's potency begins to reduce from the moment it is manufactured; it is not in anyway spontaneous after the expiry date. Expired medications have not necessarily lost potency. The expiration date is only an assurance that the labeled potency will last at least until that time.
    Important note: Solid dosage forms, such as tablets and capsules, are most stable past their expiration date. Drugs that exist in solution or as a reconstituted suspension may not have the required potency if used when outdated.

    Safety and Toxicity. 

    Contrary to common belief, there is little scientific evidence that expired drugs are toxic. There are virtually no reports of toxicity from degradation products of outdated drugs.
    According to The Medical Letter the only report of human toxicity that may have been caused by chemical or physical degradation of a pharmaceutical product is renal tubular damage that was associated with use of degraded tetracycline (GW Frimpter et al, JAMA 1963; 184:111). Since then, tetracycline products have been changed to eliminate the problem [2]. The lack of other reports of toxicity from expired medication is reassuring, however expired medication toxicity is not a well-researched field.

    Liquid medications. 

    Drugs in liquid form (solutions, suspensions) are not as stable as solid dosage forms (tablet, powder, capsule). Drugs prepared by addition of a solvent before dispensing or administration (such as suspensions of antibiotics for oral use or lyophilized drugs in vials for parenteral use) tend to be relatively unstable in the liquid state. Suspensions are especially susceptible to freezing. With ophthalmic drugs, the limiting factor may not be the stability of the drug, but the continued ability of the preservative to inhibit microbial growth.
    Injectables, that have become cloudy or discolored or show signs of precipitation should not be used.

    Drugs that should never be used past their expiration date.

     Certain medications have a narrow therapeutic index and little decreases in the pharmacological activity can result in severe consequences for patients. Respect expiration date is obligatory for the following medications:
    • Anticonvulsants - narrow therapeutic index
    • Dilantin, phenobarbital - very quickly lose potency
    • Nitroglycerin - very quickly lose potency
    • Warfarin - narrow therapeutic index
    • Procan SR - sustained release procainamide
    • Theophylline - very quickly lose potency
    • Digoxin - narrow therapeutic index
    • Thyroid preparations
    • Paraldehyde
    • Oral contraceptives
    • Epinephrine - very quickly lose potency
    • Insulin - very quickly lose potency
    • Eye drops - eyes are particularly sensitive to any bacteria that might grow in a solution once a preservative degrades.


    Storage conditions -- factors that negatively affect drugs

    • light (especially sunlight)
    • oxygen
    • moisture
    • extreme temperatures
    Proper storage is an important factor. Medications react to the environment around them and breakdown over a period of time.

    Factors to consider in deciding whether to use an expired medication:

    • Dosage formulation -- liquids are generally unstable.
    • Package-type, container closure system.
    • Storage conditions. Medications do retain their effectiveness longer if they are kept unopened.
    • Length of time between initial manufacture and final use.
    • Appearance of medication. Do not use if: tablets are brittle or breaking apart; tablets or capsules have loss of sheen; tablets or capsules are soft; emulsions or suspensions remain separate despite shaking; injectables appear discolored or a precipitate has formed. With aspirin, it's easy to tell if it's "going bad": the stronger it smells, the less effective it is. Never take medicine that seems suspicious in some other way.

    Can you take expired medications or not?

     The wisdom suggests that if your life does depend on an outdated drug, and you must have 100% of the original strength, it is wise to follow the cliché "better safe than sorry".
    If your life does not depend on an expired drug -- such as headache, common cold, or constipation -- take the medication and see what happens.
    Medical authorities uniformly say it is safe to take drugs past their expiration date -- no matter how "expired" the drugs purportedly are. Except for possibly the rarest of exceptions, you won't get hurt and the drug certainly won't turn into a poison.

    References
    • 1. Lyon RC, Taylor JS, Porter DA, Prasanna HR, Hussain AS. Stability profiles of drug products extended beyond labeled expiration dates. J Pharm Sci. 2006 Jul;95(7):1549-60. PubMed
    • 2. Drugs past their expiration date. Med Lett Drugs Ther. 1996 Jul 19;38(979):65-6. The Medical Letter
    • 3. Lee Cantrell. Stability of Active Ingredients in Long-Expired Prescription Medications. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(21):1685-1687
    • 4. American Medical Association. "Pharmaceutical Expiration Dates." Report 1 of the Council on Scientific Affairs (A-01). July 25, 2001. Accessed November 18, 2011.

    If you are a doctor or going to be a doctor or a common man
    To understand better click here to watch a video on youtube made by DNEWS.