Lamps. Diwali, popularly known as the festival of lights, is a five-day Hindu festival in India. The name Diwali or Divali is a contraction of deepavali which translates into row of lamps.
Mastic gum is principally used either as a flavouring or for its gum properties, as in mastic chewing gum. As a spice, it continues to be used in Greece to flavour spirits and liquors (such as Chios's native drinks of Mastichato and mastica), chewing gum, and a number of cakes, pastries, spoon sweets, and desserts.istacia lentiscus (also mastic; Greek: Î¼Î±ÏÏÎ¯ÏÎ± mastikha) mastÃ­kha is a dioecious evergreen shrub or small tree of the pistacio genus growing up to 4 (m 13) ft tall which is cultivated for its aromatic, resin mainly on The greek island Of. chios
Mastic is used in some varnishes. Mastic varnish was used to protect and preserve photographic negatives. Mastic is also used in perfumes, cosmetics, soap, body oils, and body lotion. In ancient Egypt, mastic was used in embalming. In its hardened form, mastic can be used, like frankincense or Boswellia resin, to produce incense. Imitations and substitutes The rarity of mastic and the difficulty of its production make it expensive.