yeah, whats with that? Is this somehow related to religious “goodies”?
I have been told since I was a kid “Maghrib ka time hai, lights jala doo” even the ones which are not necessary like backyard, front-yard entrance etc and I obliged without asking the question till now when i have to pay electricity bills
Same practice goes on in our house too. Near maghrib begum asks kids to turn on lights of front yard, entrance and other lights too. Dimmers are switched to full power When I confronted her last week on this (after reviewing my current 200+ $ bill), she was like
“Maghrib ka time hai, roshini honee chehyee ghar main”
I did not have mind, energy and will to have a discussion then.
but what the heck? why are we asked to do that?
PS: This might not be important for people living in condos (or paying fix amount as electricity bill) unless they have a dard in their heart for the waste of resources.
Re: Maghrib ka time hai lights jala doo - unnecessary ones too
As far as what i have been told by my DADDY and Naani jaan as well is that andherey gharon mein barkat nahi aatee, iss liye lightein kholey rakho, i have always seen this happen in my parents house and now my begum sahiba does that as well, its heavy on the pocket but not enough to let go off this ritual (belief).
Re: Maghrib ka time hai lights jala doo - unnecessary ones too
I dont understand it. It must be a desi thing to do so. I've never heard about it from anyone else.
At our home, we dont turn on lights during magrib. Lights are only turned on in the rooms which are being used. Lights are turned off, when the last person leaves the room. Corridor light also goes out when everyone is in bed and is replaced with a night-plug-light so if someone gets up, they arent tripping over. The front porch light is turned on automatically when it gets dark, but we manually turn it off, when the last person is home.
I think pakistanis in pakistan should learn the concept of using less electricity, like turning off fan/AC/light when the room is not being used.
Re: Maghrib ka time hai lights jala doo - unnecessary ones too
As far as what i have been told by my DADDY and Naani jaan as well is that andherey gharon mein barkat nahi aatee, iss liye lightein kholey rakho, i have always seen this happen in my parents house and now my begum sahiba does that as well, its heavy on the pocket but not enough to let go off this ritual (belief).
and thats what i am trying to find out if this ritual has any sane base or not :(
Re: Maghrib ka time hai lights jala doo - unnecessary ones too
Don't know but during maghrib we only switch on the necessary lights of our place, one or two outside and only those rooms are lit where we are sitting.
When I confronted her last week on this (after reviewing my current 200+ $ bill), she was like