Different cultures have different versions of it – spring cleaning, festive sprucing up, Diwali ki safai and so on. Every now and again, a homemaker is overcome with the urge to deep clean the home – and to assign tasks to others in the home to accomplish this. There were many on social media sharing their experience of Diwali ki safai:
In countless Indian homes, this is what we see.
Why not later (or never), some want to know.
The Diwali cleaning ritual is currently underway in countless Indian homes. Here, the mother is like, do this, then there's more to be done.
This guy wants time off work to help his mother with the Diwali cleaning. What is a valid reason to bum off work for someone who does house-work every day – which is what every woman working outside the home essentially does?
Things need cleaning and everyone who stays in the house has to help out – pretty simple formula.
…During Diwali cleaning exercises.
Some are sorry that other creatures lose their homes and even their lives at this time.
…Must go! Cobwebs are one of the first to go during Diwali ki safai.
…Be like this because they are especially useful at this time.
I wouldn’t be. It things need doing around the home, everyone pitches in – and wake up on time for it.
Yes we will use anything as a ‘pocha’ old clothes, even old underwear – because why let a good old chaddi go to waste.
Many brands took the opportunity to promote themselves. For instance, The Kabadiwala is an app that offers to pick up junk for free from homes. With Diwali ki safai on people’s minds, now was a good time for the app to do a bit of self-promotion.
Long forgotten objects, old letters and valuables come to light during this festive exercise.
…That used to mean a lot but now look sad and outdated.
Strange things have value for us at different times in our lives – chocolate wrappers for instance may have great significance because of who gave us the chocolate and when.
…Because Diwali cleaning!
…This, probably because they aren't used to all the cleaning. They do it once a year, not every day.
There is the feeling that the family collectively managed to accomplish something important --- like Diwali ki safai.
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