Diwali Holidays Society

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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• Diwali Rangoli - Learn about Rangoli, the art of painting designs society in front of homes during the festival.
• Utsav - Diwali - Brief explanation of the holiday and its importance.
• 365greetings: Diwali - Free ecards celebrating the holiday.
• Happy Deepavali - Includes recipes, greetings, and a description of the diwali holiday.
• Hindu New Year - Learn about the origin of the festival diwali, holidays which marks the beginning of Hindu new year.
• Can a Christian Celebrate Diwali? - Case study on whether a Hindu convert to diwali Christianity can continue celebrating Diwali by reinterpreting it.
• Ruchi's Kitchen: Diwali Festival - Includes legends related to the holiday, descriptions of the five diwali days, preparation tips, and recipes.
• The Story of Diwali - Explains what the festival symbolizes, and how it is observed.
• Festivals of Bharat - Deepavali - Explains what the festival signifies and what each day means. diwali From Hindunet.org.
• Diwali, Divali, Dewali - Short article explains the festival\\'s origins and tells society what is diwali celebrated on each of its five society days.
• Happy Diwali - Provides the history, origin, celebration, and tradition of diwali this holiday.
• More About Diwali - Interesting and practical information about the festival of diwali lights in India.
• Diwali in West Bengal - Features the celebration of the five day festival society in Calcutta.
• IndiaExpress - Deepavali / Diwali - Includes history, significance, traditions, recipes, photographs, and online holidays greetings.
• TeacherLink Lesson Plan - Diwali: Hindu New Year - Mini-unit designed for use in the fourth through sixth grade classroom. Provided by Utah State University.
• Indian Festivals: Diwali - Very brief description of the festival.
• Diwali Photos and Celebrations 2001 - Describes with text and photos an observance in diwali a Tamil Brahmin household.

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