DIWALI

DIWALI

by john Leasure

• Diwali is also spelled Dewali or deepavali, which translates as: row of lamps
• also known as "festival of lights"
• SHOWN AS: दीपावली in Sanskrit
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Festival:

• five day festival
• represents light(all the lights of the festival) battling and winning against the dark in the world
• Light = good Dark = evil
• celebrates the return of "lord Rama"

days:

1st day is called Dhanteras, starts the buissness year

2nd day is called Naraka Chaturdasi, when the demon Naraka was beaten by Krishna and his wife

3rd day is called Amavasya, it for the worship of Lakshmi

4th day is called Kartika Shudda Padyami, remembers when the Bali went to Patala

5th day is called Yama Dvitiya, on this day sisters will invite their brothers to their homes.

other:

• holiday in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka,, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Malaysia, Singapore, and Fiji
• done in hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism
• their christmas

this is a picture shows lord Rama, who is celebrated in Diwali

as shown here, this is a lotus that people usually put outside their houses on Diwali. it means welcome into our homes, and is usually made out of colored sand.

these lights show how festive Diwali is

buildings are sometimes strung with slights