Addenbrooke’s Hospital has illuminated it’s 220ft chimney to celebrate Diwali.
The illuminations, which run until Monday (24 Oct), are part of a number of events at the Trust to mark Diwali, which symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.
On Monday members of staff will gather with CUH senior leaders and local faith leaders from the community to celebrate the five day festival.
Among those celebrating the festival is diabetes specialist nurse, Mrityunjaya Billur, also known as Jay, for whom Diwali means improving knowledge - build on the knowledge you have, build on the strengths you have, and setting new goals to make progress in life. He explained:
This is the time to reflect on our achievements as a family. We remember what our ancestors did to make our lives better, and their struggle to preserve the knowledge.
Jay Billur
This month the Trust, which employs more than 100 different nationalities, held a day of celebration and discussion to launch Black History Month which promotes equality and inclusion.
The event showcased initiatives by the Race Equality and Cultural Heritage (REACH) Network, which draws its membership from different ethnic backgrounds at the Trust.
To learn more about Diwali, also called Deepawali, and Jay’s role at Addenbrooke’s read Mrityunjaya’s story
Candle image by Gerd Altmann (opens in a new tab) from Pixabay