Diwali - Reading

Di­wali is a re­li­gious fes­tiv­ity, mainly cel­e­brated by the Hindu peo­ple in India. Di­wali means fes­ti­val of lights or row of lights.



This fes­tiv­ity usu­ally lasts 5 days, where the peo­ple come to­gether and cel­e­brate.



Peo­ple clean their houses and dec­o­rate it with lights. They also cre­ate col­or­ful ran­goli art­works on floors.



In these 5 days of Di­wali, peo­ple honor dif­fer­ent gods and god­desses of the Hindu be­lief.

They wor­ship the Lord Gane­sha for wel­fare and pros­per­ity and God­dess Lak­shmi for wealth and wis­dom.



In many places in India, fire­works are part of this fes­tiv­ity. Oil lamps are placed all over and spe­cial di­wali can­dies and pas­try are handed to each other.