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Diwali

Diwali is an important Hindu festival celebrated in India that is known as the "festival of lights". It celebrates the New Year and the victory of good over evil. Traditions include lighting lamps, decorating homes with lights, exchanging gifts, and fireworks displays to help the goddess of wealth and prosperity, Lakshmi, find her way into people's homes.

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Diwali

Diwali is an important Hindu festival celebrated in India that is known as the "festival of lights". It celebrates the New Year and the victory of good over evil. Traditions include lighting lamps, decorating homes with lights, exchanging gifts, and fireworks displays to help the goddess of wealth and prosperity, Lakshmi, find her way into people's homes.

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What is Diwali?

Diwali is a very important holiday in India.


It is a Hindu festival of lights which celebrates the New Year.
The word Diwali means row of lighted lamps.

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Celebrating Diwali
The festival usually
honours Lakshmi, the
goddess of wealth.
Lamps are lit to help
Lakshmi find her way
into peoples homes.

Diva
lamp

Lakshmi

They also celebrate a


Diwali legend, the story of
the return of Rama and
Sita to Ramas kingdom
after fourteen years of
exile.

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Celebrating Diwali
The festival is a time for:
spring cleaning
decorating the home
with lots of lights
wearing new clothes
exchanging gifts
preparing festival meals
putting on huge
fireworks displays

Hindu family praying

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Celebrating Diwali
In India, Hindus leave the windows and doors
of their houses open so that Lakshmi can
come in.
Rangoli are drawn on the floors of the house.
These are patterns and the most popular
subject is the lotus flower.

Lotus flower

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The Meaning of Diwali


The festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness
and knowledge over ignorance.
The legends that go with the festival differ depending on where you are:

In northern India, Diwali


celebrates Rama and Sitas
return from exile.
In Nepal, Diwali
commemorates the victory
of Lord Krishna over the
demon king Narakaasura.
In Bengal, it is associated
with the goddess Kali.

Rama and
Sita

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