Diwali Holidays

Diwali Holidays

Diwali

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the Hindi festival of Diwali. Marking the start of the Hindu New Year, Diwali is celebrated for a period of 5 days each year. It always ends the 15th day of Hindu month of Ashwin, which falls somewhere in the months of October or November on the traditional calendar.

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- Learn about Rangoli, the art of painting designs in front of homes during the festival.
- Includes recipes, greetings, and a description of the holiday.
- Case study on whether a Hindu convert to Christianity can continue celebrating Diwali by reinterpreting it.
- Explains what the festival symbolizes, and how it is observed.
- Explains what the festival signifies and what each day means. From Hindunet.org.
- Includes history, customs and traditions, online greetings, recipes, and wallpapers.
- Introduces the holiday and explains how it is celebrated today.
- Mini-unit designed for use in the fourth through sixth grade classroom. Provided by Utah State University.
- Learn about the origin of the festival diwali, which marks the beginning of Hindu new year.
- Essay describes the holiday.
- Provides the history, origin, celebration, and tradition of this holiday.
- Short article explains the festival's origins and tells what is celebrated on each of its five days.
- Includes legends related to the holiday, descriptions of the five days, preparation tips, and recipes.
- Learn about the regional interpretations of the festival including its celebration in Canada.
- Describes each of the five days of Diwali.
- Describes with text and photos an observance in a Tamil Brahmin household.
- Includes history, significance, traditions, recipes, photographs, and online greetings.
- With wallpapers, e-cards, screensavers and recipes.
- Rhea Sidhu offers an overview of the celebration of the festival in Punjab.
- Read about the celebration of Diwali by Kashmiri pundits.
- Learn about the worship of Goddess Lakshmi during the festival days.
- A brief description of the celebration.
- Brief explanation of the holiday and its importance.
- Interesting and practical information about the festival of lights in India.
- Provides information on various customs and traditions followed during the festival of Diwali.
- Very brief description of the festival.
- Features the celebration of the five day festival in Calcutta.

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