🪔 शुभ दीपावली 🪔 - उत्सव 🎊🎉 दीप श्रृंखलाओं 🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔 का (🪔 Happy Deepawali 🪔 - Festival 🎊🎉 of Lights 🌠🎇🎆)

दीपावली (Deepawali) 🪔, also called दिवाली (Diwali) 🪔, is Hindu Festival 🎊🎉 of Lights 🌠🎇🎆. It symbolizes spiritual "Victory of Light Over Darkness, Good Over Evil & Knowledge Over Ignorance". It is celebrated during Hindu Lunisolar Month of Kartik, between around Mid September & Mid November.

The Term दीपावली 🪔 is derived from Sanskrit Words, दीप (Deep) 🪔, meaning Lamp 💡, Light 🔦, Lantern 🏮, Candle 🕯️, which Blows, Shines or Illuminates Knowledge & आवली (Aawli), meaning Row, Range, Continuous Line or Series. So, दीपावली 🪔 literally means दीपों 🪔 की श्रृंखला (Series of Lights) 🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔.

According to Hindu Epic रामायण (Ramayana), दीपावली 🪔 is the Day when भगवान राम (Lord Rama) returned to अयोध्या (Ayodhya), after 14 years of Exile (१४ वर्ष का वनवास), with his wife देवी सीता (Goddess Sita), his brother लक्ष्मण (Lakshman) & भगवान हनुमान (Lord Hanuman) after defeating राक्षस राज रावण (Demon King Ravana) & his राक्षस सेना (Demon Army), with his वानर सेना (Monkey Army).

दीपावली 🪔 is also associated with देवी लक्ष्मी - धन एवं समृद्धि की देवी (Goddess Lakshmi - Goddess of Wealth & Prosperity) & भगवान विष्णु की पत्नी (Wife of Lord Vishnu). Along with देवी लक्ष्मी, भगवान गणेश - बुद्धिविधाता, विघ्नहर्ता (Lord Ganesha - God of Wisdom & Destroyer of Obstacles) & देवी पार्वती एवं भगवान शिव के गजानन पुत्र (Goddess Parvati & Lord Shiva's Elephant Headed Son) is also remembered as प्रथम पूज्य (1st To Be Worshipped).

People prepare for दीपावली 🪔 by Cleaning, Renovating & Decorating their Homes 🏚️, Temples 🛕 & Workplaces 🏢. They Decorate Floors with रंगोली (Rangoli - Colorful Art Circle Patterns) 🎨 & Homes with झालर (Fringe of Lights) 🌇🌆🏙️🌃. In the Evening, people wear their New, Finest or The Best Outfits. Especially Women wear साड़ी (Saree) 🥻 & Jewellery 💍. They illuminate their Homes 🏚️, Temples 🛕 & Workplaces 🏢 with दिये (Oil Lamps) 🪔, Candles 🕯️ & Lanterns 🏮. At Dusk, Whole Family gathers for लक्ष्मी पूजन (Goddess Lakshmi Worship) 🙏🏻 along with other deities, such as, भगवान गणेश, देवी सरस्वती - विद्या की देवी (Goddess Saraswati - Goddess of Knowledge), भगवान राम, लक्ष्मण, देवी सीता, भगवान हनुमान & भगवान कुबेर - धन के देवता (Lord Kubera - God of Wealth). Afterwards, people celebrate outside by lighting up पटाखे (Firecrackers or Fireworks) 🎇 together & then share a Family Feast 🍱 with मिठाई (Sweets or Desserts) 🍧🍨🍦.

Cleaning or Painting of Homes 🏚️, along with Welcoming 🙏🏻 देवी लक्ष्मी, also signifies the ritual "Reenactment of Cleansing, Purifying Action of Monsoon Rains 🌧️⛈️🌩️🌨️". Family Members light up पटाखे 🎇 as a way to Ward Off All Evil Spirits & Inauspicious, as well as Add to Festive Mood.

दीपावली 🪔 is also celebrated by Non Hindu Communities. Jains celebrate दीपावली 🪔 as महावीर निर्वाण दिवस (Mahavira Nirvana Divas), Final Liberation Day of भगवान महावीर (Lord Mahavira). Sikhs celebrate दीपावली 🪔 as बंदी छोड़ दिवस (Bandi Chhor Divas), Marking Release of गुरु हरगोविंद (Guru Hargobind) from ग्वालियर किला जेल (Gwalior Fort Prison) by मुग़ल बादशाह जहाँगीर (Mughal Emperor Jahangir) & the Day he arrived at Golden Temple, Amritsar.

In Nepal 🇳🇵, दीपावली 🪔 is a Multi Day Festival 🎊🎉, called तिहार (Tihar) Festival 🎊🎉 by Hindus & स्वाँति (Swanti) by Buddhists. Newar Buddhists, Newar People of Nepal 🇳🇵, celebrate दीपावली 🪔 by Offering Prayers 🙏🏻 to देवी लक्ष्मी & भगवान विष्णु. This Traditional Celebration by Newar Buddhists in Nepal 🇳🇵 Reflects Freedom to Worship 🙏🏻 Any Deity for their Worldly Betterment. Hindus of Eastern India 🇮🇳 & Bangladesh 🇧🇩 worship 🙏🏻 देवी काली to celebrate दीपावली 🪔.

This Major Festival of Hindus is celebrated Around the Globe. Day of लक्ष्मी पूजन 🙏🏻 is an Official Holiday in Fiji 🇫🇯, Guyana 🇬🇾, India 🇮🇳, Malaysia 🇲🇾, Mauritius 🇲🇺, Myanmar 🇲🇲, Nepal 🇳🇵, Pakistan 🇵🇰, Singapore 🇸🇬, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰, Suriname 🇸🇷, Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 & in some US 🇺🇸 States.

गणेश मंत्र: ऊं एकदन्ताय विद्महे वक्रतुंडाय धीमहि तन्नो बुदि्ध प्रचोदयात

लक्ष्मी मंत्र: ऊँ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रसीद प्रसीद श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं ऊँ महालक्ष्मी नमः

आर्थिक वृद्धि के लिए मंत्र: ॐ श्रीं गं सौभ्याय गणपतये वर वरद सर्वजनं में वशमानय स्वाहा

कुबेर मंत्र: धनदाय नमस्तुभ्यं निधिपद्माधिपाय च। भगवान् त्वत्प्रसादेन धनधान्यादिसम्पद:

नरक चतुर्दशी - नरकासुर का अंत

नरक चतुर्दशी (Naraka Chaturdashi), काली चौदस (Kali Chaudas), नरक चौदस (Narak Chaudas), रूप चौदस (Roop Chaudas), छोटी दीपावली (Choti Deepawali), भूत चतुर्दशी (Bhoot Chaturdashi), नरक निवारण चतुर्दशी (Narak Nivaran Chaturdashi), is 2nd Day of 5 Day Festival of Lights, दीपावली (Deepawali). It is celebrated on चतुर्दशी (14th Day) of Kartik Month of Hindu Calendar.

On this day, भगवान कृष्ण (Lord Krishna) & देवी सत्यभामा (Goddess Satyabhama) killed असुर नरकासुर (Demon Narakasura), Demon From Hell.

As it is celebrated on 14th Day of a Dark Night of Lunar Month of Kartik, it is also called काली चौदस. काली means Dark & चौदस means 14th. काली चौदस, a Day to Abolish Laziness & Evil, Creating Hell in our Lives & to Shine Light on Life, is the Day to Worship देवी महाकाली (Goddess Mahakali) or देवी शक्ति (Goddess Shakti).

Fireworks in Evening & Lighting Oil Lamps in Houses is a Traditional Celebration of the Day. Every Dark Corner & Nook is Illuminated with Light.

In Goa, नरकासुर दहन is done along with Firecrackers, using Paper Made Effigies (पुतले) of असुर नरकासुर. Also a करीत (Bitter Berry) is crushed under feet as a Token of Killing असुर नरकासुर, symbolizing Removal of Evil & Ignorance.

In West Bengal, नरक चतुर्दशी is observed as भूत चतुर्दशी. It is believed that on Eve of this Dark Night, Souls of Deceased Ones come to Earth, Visiting their Dear Ones & 14 Forefathers of Family Visit their Living Relatives. So, 14 Diyas are lighted around Houses to Guide them Homewards & especially to Chase Away the Evil Ones.

धनतेरस - दीपावली का शुभारम्भ

धनतेरस (Dhanteras), also known as धनत्रयोदशी (Dhanatrayodashi) is the beginning of 5 Days Festival of Lights, Deepawali. It is celebrated on 13th Lunar Day, त्रयोदशी (Trayodashi) in the Hindu Calendar month of Kartika. The God of Ayurveda, भगवान धनवंतरी (Lord Dhanvantari) is worshiped on this day.

On this day, भगवान धनवंतरी, देवताओं के वैद्य (Doctor of Gods) emerged with अमृत कलश (A Jar of Elixir) in 1 hand & Sacred Text about Ayurveda in other hand when देवता (Devas) & असुर (Asuras) did समुद्र मंथन (Samudra Manthan, Churning of Ocean) for अमृत (Amrita, Divine Nectar of Immortality).

भगवान धनवंतरी, God of Health & Ayurveda in Evening Time. Main Entrance is decorated with Colorful Lanterns & Holiday Lights, Traditional रंगोली (Rangoli), welcoming देवी लक्ष्मी (Goddess Lakshmi). In the honor of भगवान धनवंतरी & देवी लक्ष्मी, दिये (Lamps) are lit throughout धनतेरस night.

धनतेरस is also celebrated as National Ayurveda Day since Oct 28, 2016. Ayurveda is made from 2 Sanskrit words, 'Ayus' meaning 'Life' & 'Veda' meaning 'Science'. Ayurveda literally means 'Science of Life'. Ayurveda's Aim is स्वस्थस्य स्वस्थ्य रक्षणं, अतुरस्य विकार प्रशमन (Propagation of Health & Cure of Diseases).

This Day aims to Promote & Globalize Ayurveda as One of the Most Ancient & Holistic Approaches to Medicine Worldwide. This year's Theme of National Ayurveda Day is 'Ayurveda Innovations for Global Health'.

Football Association - Birth of Organized Football ⚽

Football Association (FA), Worlds's Oldest Football ⚽ Governing Body, was formed in London on Oct 26, 1863, a Monday Evening. It is based at Wembley Stadium, London. It controls all aspects of Game in England, including Amateur & Professional Teams. It also oversees the Game in Jersey, Guernsey & Isle of Man. FA is responsible for:

• Organizing National Competitions
• Producing Instructional Materials for Coaches, Players & Referees
• Advising Foreign Football ⚽ Organizations
• Approving Rules & Regulations for English Leagues
• Serving as a Court for those Charged with Breaking Rules

In 1862, Ebenezer Cobb Morley, Captain, Barnes FC, wrote to Bell's Life, a Popular Newspaper. He suggested a Football ⚽ Governing Body, to Establish a Set of Rules for Regulation of Game. The Letter led to 1st Historic Meeting at Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen Street, creating FA in 1863.

11 London Football ⚽ Clubs & Football ⚽ Representatives met on Oct 26, 1863 to agree on Common Rules. Ebenezer Cobb Morley, FA's 1st Secretary (1863 - 66) & 2nd President (1867 - 74), drafted 'Laws of the Game', generally called 'London Rules'. FA helped organizing Football ⚽ Associations in Scotland, Wales & Ireland in Late 1800s.

In 2012, FA opened its New Football ⚽ Centre, St. George's Park, in Burton upon Trent. It is a Centre for Coach Education, Sports Medicine & Science, Providing Training Home for Club England & its 24 Representative Sides. An Elite Training Pitch is graded, exactly matching Wembley Stadium's Current Surface.

In 2013, FA celebrated its 150th Year with a Special Logo. Shield Design is taken from FA's Coat of Arms, with few modifications.

Coat of Arms

Special Logo

FA is a member of FIFA & UEFA. It has a seat on IFAB (International Football Association Board), responsible for determining Laws of the Game.

Various Competitions organized by FA are:

• FA Cup 🏆
• FA Trophy 🏆
• FA Vase 🏆
• Women's FA Cup 🏆
• FA Women's League Cup 🏆
• FA Women's National League Cup 🏆
• FA Women's National League Plate 🏆
• FA Youth Cup 🏆
• FA Sunday Cup 🏆
• FA Country Youth Cup 🏆
• FA Community Shield 🏆
• Women's FA Community Shield 🏆
• FA Inter League Cup 🏆
• FA Futsal Cup 🏆
• FA People's Cup 🏆

⚽ Game On! Who You Are? Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder or a Forward? ⚽

It's Pasta 🍝 Time 😋

Oct 25, World Pasta Day, Celebration of One of World's Most Favorite & Most Versatile Foods. This Day is dedicated to Promotion & Dissemination of Pasta's Extraordinary Characteristics as a Healthy & Tasty Product. It is celebrated to Maximize the Promotion of Pasta, a Nutritious & Sustainable Food. On this day, People either Make Pasta Dishes or Eat their Favorite Pasta Dishes at a Fancy Restaurant.

Pasta is a Food typically made from an Unleavened Dough (बिना खमीर का आटा) of Wheat Flour mixed with Water or Eggs, & formed into Sheets or Other Shapes, then Cooked by Boiling or Baking.

The term 'Pasta' originates from Latin & Greek. In Greek, Pasta means 'Barley Porridge' (जौ का दलिया). In Latin, Pasta means 'Dough Pastry Cake' (आटा, पानी और मक्खन या चर्बी जैसी ठोस वसा से बनी मीठी या नमकीन खाने की चीज़). In Modern Italian, Pasta means 'Paste', referring to the Paste that Pasta Dough is made from, with Eggs or Water & Flour. However, earlier, Pasta was called 'Maccaronaro'.

Most people believe Pasta, The Most Important Component of Italian Cuisine, is an Ancient Chinese Meal. Popular Legend claims that Marco Polo, The Italian Traveler, went to China in around 1271 & introduced Pasta to Italy. Oct 2005 Issue of Nature Magazine reported that Archaeologists found a 4000 year old Noodles Bowl at a Western Chinese Site, may be a Proof that China Invented Pasta.

Italians make at least 350 Types of Pasta, each with its own shape. Spaghetti, The Most Popular Type of Pasta, consists of Long Noodles Strings. Macaroni includes Tiny Pieces of Pasta Cut to an Angle at each End. Fusilli is a Spiral Pasta. Farfalle Pasta resembles Butterflies with Wings crinkled at Edges & in Middle.

Pasta is made from Grain including Vegetables, Fruits, Fish & Poultry. Suji Pasta is made from Semolina Flour (सूजी का आटा). Maida Pasta is made from Refined Wheat Flour (मैदा). Semolina Flour is The Most Popular Flour for making Pasta. Italian Pasta often uses Light & Heavy Sauces. The Sauce can include Cheese, Tomato & even Meat between Sheets of Pasta.

Cooked Plain Pasta has 62% Water, 31% Carbohydrates (26% Starch), 6% Protein & 1% Fat. A 100 gm portion of Cooked Pasta provides 670 Kilojoules (160 kCal) of Food Energy. 10 Benefits of Eating Pasta are:

• Helps Keep You Regular
• Supports Healthy Weight Management
• Protein Packed for Full Body Benefits
• Promotes Digestive Health
• Vehicle for Vegetables
• No Hidden Sodium
• Low Calories & Cholestrol
• Boosts Your Immune System
• Supports Healthy Blood Sugar Levels
• Curbs Unhealthy Snacks Cravings

Pasta seems to be Universally associated with Italy. Italian Cuisine is synonymous with Pasta, The Heart of its Culinary Culture. Pasta means Tradition, The Symbol of Italian Cuisine Always & Forever. An Average Italian consumes 23 kgs of Pasta annually, making it The Highest Per Capita Consumption in World. Venezuela & Tunisia are 2nd & 3rd Biggest Pasta Consumers Worldwide, respectively.

Pasta is Loved Globally because of its Diverse & Flavorful Sauces. Mixture of Sauces & Pasta is a Harmonious Blend, making it a Gastronomical Delight (अच्छा भोजन करने का आनंद), a Delicious Journey.

Barilla is World's Leading Pasta Maker. It owns 45% of Italian Pasta Market & 35% of US Market. Company, covering over 100 Countries, produces Pasta in more than 160 Shapes & Sizes.

What's Your Choice? Red Sauce Pasta, White Sauce Pasta or Pink Sauce Pasta? Mine is White Sauce Pasta?

अहोई अष्टमी - उत्सव मातृ प्रेम का 🤱🏻👩🏻‍🍼 (Ahoi Ashtami - Maternal Love Celebration)

अहोई अष्टमी (Ahoi Ashtami) is a Hindu Festival celebrated by Mothers 🤱🏻👩🏻‍🍼 for Well Being & Long Life of their Children 🧒🏻👧🏻. It is celebrated on 8th Day of Lunar Month Kartik, 8 Days Before Festival of Lights, 🎇 Deepawali 🎆.

Once a Moneylender's Wife, Mother of 7 Sons, was digging soil in forest, to renovate her house 🏡 for 🎇 Deepawali 🎆. While doing so, she accidentally killed a Lion's 🦁 Young One, with a Spade.The Lion 🦁 cursed her to the Same Fate & her all 7 Sons died within a year. The couple 👫🏻 couldn't tolerate this pain & felt unconscious. Suddenly, there was an आकाशवाणी ☄️ (Divine Voice from Sky), "Serve Holy Cow 🐄 & Worship Goddess अहोई, Protector of Offspring of All Living Beings". They followed these words. On 8th Day of Kartik Month, the Woman drew a Young Lion 🦁, Performed Goddess अहोई Fast & Repented for her Sin. Goddess अहोई, pleased with her Devotion & Honesty, appeared & gave her Boon of Fertility.

Mothers 🤱🏻👩🏻‍🍼 observe a Day Long निर्जला व्रत (No Food 🍛❌ No Water 🍶❌). They draw Goddess Ahoi's Image with गेरू (Ochre) on walls or embroider it on a cloth & hang it on wall. The Image should have अष्ठ कोष्ठक (8 Corners), as अहोई अष्टमी is associated with अष्टमी तिथि (Date 8), Young Children 🧒🏻👧🏻 & a Lion 🦁. They sanctify पूजा स्थल (Prayer Place) with गंगा जल (Holy Water) & draw अल्पना or रंगोली (Rangoli) there. In evening, they narrate अहोई Mata's Story, under Star's View 🎆 & break their fast after Seeing them & Offering अर्घ (Water) to them. Food Items used in पूजा (Prayer) are हलवा (Halwa), 8 पूड़ी (Puris) & 8 पुआ (Puas).

It is believed that if Women 👩🏻‍💼, who don't have children 🧒🏻👧🏻, Keep Fast & Perform All Rituals of अहोई अष्टमी, God 🧚🏻‍♂️ will Bless ✋🏻 them with Kids 👶🏻. Goddess अहोई is believed to be a Reincarnation of Goddess पार्वती (Parvati).

आइए, इस अहोई अष्टमी, माताओं और बच्चों के बीच प्रेम के बंधन का उत्सव मनाएं। आपका दिन मंगलमय हो!

(This Ahoi Ashtami, Let’s Celebrate the Bond of Love between Mothers and Children. Have a Wonderful Day!)

Truth - 3rd Face of Coin

Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman, claims her husband, Arnab Bagchi, to be missing. Officials think that Arnab resembles Milan Damji. After 2 hrs of suspense, audience get to know The Real Shocking Truth. No Vidya Bagchi, No Arnab Bagchi, No Pregnancy, No Face Resemblance. It was Vidya Basu, wife of Late Major Arup Basu, IB & Army Officer. Major Basu was killed in a Poisonous Gas Attack on Kolkata Metro Rail Compartment. It caused Vidya falling unconscious & having miscarriage. In the name of looking for her husband, she was actually searching for his killer, Milan Damji, responsible for the poisonous gas attack. Vidya & Officials, None's Claim was Right. Movie, Kahaani.

IG Meera Deshmukh blames Vijay Salgaonkar, a Cable Operator, for her Son, Sameer's Missing Case. Vijay claims himself Innocent. Movies, Drishyam & Drishyam 2. Here, audience already know the Real Truth. But not the Police Department. IG Meera believes that Vijay killed her son, Sam. Vijay pleads Not Guilty claiming, Police framed him using a Novel, Drishyam's Plot. And finally, Judge believes that both families deserve Justice but the Legal System is helpless. For him, such cases aren't new to the system. He ends up all investigations against Vijay & his family. The Truth, already known to audience is, Sam recorded Vijay's daughter, Anju's Nude Video & was blackmailing her. In trial of breaking his phone, she accidentally killed him. Neither Vijay nor Meera ever said The Truth.

In any Argument between 2 Parties, we always think that 1 is Right & 1 is Wrong. But that's not always the case. कभी कभी जो दिखता है वो होता नहीं और जो होता है वो दिखता नहीं। (Sometimes What's Visible Isn't The Truth & The Truth Isn't Visible.) There is No Concept like Black & White. There is No Claim like, "I'm Always Right!" or "You're Always Wrong!" The Only Concept is, "Gray". No One is Always Right, No One is Always Wrong. And sometimes, Both are Wrong. So, Always Think Carefully Before Deciding, What's Right & What's Wrong. Also, Who is Right & Who is Wrong.

A Glass of Water

Year 1935. Josiah Stamp, introduced 'Half Glass Water Theory', an Idiom to Compare People's Positive or Negative Perspective. Fill A Glass Halfway With Water & ask the Person to Describe It. Half Full or Half Empty?

Optimistic People Focus on What There Is & What Could Be Done With It. So, an Optimist will See the Glass as Half Full, Focusing on, 'There is Still Water Available to Drink'.

Pessimistic People Focus on What is Missing. So, a Pessimist will See the Glass as Half Empty, Focusing on, 'There is Water Missing from what otherwise could be a Full Glass'.

It is an Age Old Psychological Test. So, along with time, its Analysis is also Changed a Little Bit. Now, apart from Optimists & Pessimists, we have Quitter, Tenacious & Resilient People also. Each 1 with a New Approach, a New Strategy.

Quitter Gives Up Easily. Such a person will Throw Away the Water Making the Glass Empty.

Tenacious Never Gives Up & Does Whatever is Required to Accomplish a Goal. Such a person will Fill the Glass with Water Making It Full.

Resilient Persistently Works Towards his/her Goals Despite Challenges, Setbacks & Obstacles. Such a person will Just Drink the Water.

Who you are? Optimist, Pessimist, Quitter, Tenacious or Resilient? Have a Glass of Water & Think.

Happy B'Day 🎂 Electric Light Bulb 💡

A child, returned from school 🏦 & gave a paper to his mother. He said, "My teacher gave this paper to me & told me to only give it to my mother." His mother, with teary eyes, read it loud to her child, "Your son is a genius. This school is too small for him & doesn't have enough good teachers for training him. Please teach him yourself." After many years, the mother died & her child, now an adult, saw a folded paper in a corner of a drawer in a desk. The paper said, "Your son is addled (Mentally Ill). We won't let him come to school anymore." He cried for hours & then wrote in his diary, "Thomas Alva Edison was an Addled Child that, by a Hero Mother, became The Genius of the Century."

Edison's Dyslexia & ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) led his mother to Home 🏩 School him. He also lost almost all his hearing, at around age of 12. He was Nearly Deaf as an Adult. Still, he became an Incredible 👍🏻 Inventor. Earlier, Edison worked as a Telegraph Operator. In 1876, he established his 1st Laboratory Facility in Menlo Park, New Jersy, where many of his early inventions were developed. His Most Famous Invention is, Electric Light Bulb 💡.

Actually, Edison wasn't the 1st to try creating any such thing. In 1802, Sir Humphry Davy created Electric Arc Lamp. In 1840, Warren de la Rue enclosed a Coiled Platinum Filament in a Vacuum Tube & passed Electric Current through it. In 1850, Joseph Wilson Swan created a Light Bulb by enclosing Carbonized Paper Filaments in an Evacuated Glass Bulb. Finally, Thomas Alva Edison was Credited with Inventing The Light Bulb 💡.

He was looking for a High Resistance System that would require Far Less Electrical Power than Arc Lamps. One night, while lying in bed, he came up with the idea to use Carbonized Bamboo instead of Metal for Filament. This Light Bulb Moment created 1st Practical Light Bulb 💡, changing our lives forever.

By October 1879, Edison's Team produced a Light Bulb 💡 with a Carbonized Filament of Uncoated Cotton Thread that could last for 14 hrs & 30 mins. After 14 Months of Research ✍🏻👩🏻‍💻🧑🏻‍💻👨🏻‍💻, 40,000 Dollars 💵 Investment, More Than 1,200 Experiments 🔬 & 1,000 Unsuccessful 👎🏻 Attempts, Thomas Alva Edison announced The Invention of The Light Bulb 💡 in his Menlo Park Laboratory on October 21, 1879. Edison's Bulb 💡 was made of Carbonated Bamboo, allowing it to Last Longer & Use Less Energy than Previous Incandescent Light Bulbs. Edison once said, "Genius is 1% Inspiration, 99% Perspiration."

Term 'Light Bulb' is derived from Bulbous Shape of Early Incandescent Lamps' Glass Enclosure, Designed to Protect Filament & Diffuse Light Evenly. Shape & Function gave rise to Colloquial Term, encapsulating its role as a Source of Illumination.

Electric Light Bulb 💡 is One of The Most Important Inventions. It let people to see at night with an equipment much safer than Kerosene Lamps. It helped to Establish Social Order after Sundown, Extended Workday Well into Night, Navigate & Travel Safely in Dark. It revolutionized Home & Work Life, Influenced Urban Development & Accelerated Economy.

The World's Longest - Lasting Light Bulb 💡, Centennial Light, is located at 4550 East Avenue, Livermore, California. It is maintained by Livermore - Pleasanton Fire Department. The Department claims that The Bulb 💡, installed in 1901, has only been Turned Off a Handful of Times.

Edison's other Gifts to the World are Alkaline Battery 🔋, Carbon Microphone 🎙️, Motion Picture Camera 🎥, Phonograph, & many more. And Today, Oct 21, is Electric Light Bulb's 💡 B'Day 🎂.

Happy B'Day 🎂 Electric Light Bulb 💡