Diwali
Diwali, or Deepavali, is the Hindu festival of lights, which is celebrated everyautumn in the northern hemisphere (spring in southern hemisphere). One of
the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolises the spiritual "victory of
light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance" During
the celebration, temples, homes, shops and office buildings are brightly
illuminated. The preparations, and rituals, for the festival typically last five
days, with the climax occurring on the third day coinciding with the darkest night
of the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. In the Gregorian calendar, the festival
generally falls between mid-October and mid-November. ( According to Wikipedia)
About Diwali
Also called: Deepavali
Observed by: Hindus, Sikhs, Jains
and Newar
Buddhists
Type: Cultural, seasonal,
religious
Celebrations: Diya and lighting,
home decoration,
shopping, fireworks,
puja (prayers), gifts, performing religious
rituals, feast and
sweets
Begins: Dhanteras, two days
before Diwali
Ends: Bhai Dooj, two days
after Diwali
Date: Varies per Hindu
calendar
Religious Significance of Diwali :
The religious significance of Diwali varies regionally within India.
One tradition links the festival to legends in the Hindu epic Ramayana, where
Diwali is the day Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman reached Ayodhya after a
period in exile and Rama's army of good defeated demon king Ravana's army of
evil.
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