Fall Traditions from Around the World
| November 24, 2017
4. Diwali – India
Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, which is celebrated primarily in India and across southeast Asia. The festival celebrates the victory of light over darkness, and hope over despair. It takes place across a five-day period, which varies between October and November depending on the Tamil calendar.
Hindus prepare for Diwali by cleaning out all their old possessions, and purchasing brand new things to celebrate the season. Each of the five days of Diwali focuses on different types of religious festivities, but the most important day is the third day, when families dress up, light lanterns, attend religious celebrations together, then exchange gifts.
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