Diwali
noun[CorU]
(alsoDivali)uk/dɪˈwɑː.li/us/dɪˈwɑː.li/afestivalinOctoberorNovemberthat is acelebrationoflightand ofhopefor thefollowingyear,celebratedby Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains:
Diwali is alsoknownas the Festival ofLights.
Aschildren, we alwayscelebratedDiwali.
- Thesetealightholdersmake abeautifulgiftfor Diwali.
- Besidescelebratingthevictoryof good overevilandlightoverdarkness, Diwalicelebratesknowledgeoverignorance.
- It's the family's first Diwali withtheirnewtemple, called a mandir.
- Today thechildrenwillchantDiwaliprayersin Sanskrit.
- Thisyeartheschoolwill becelebratingDivali.
Religious festivals
- advent
- All Saints' Day
- All Souls' Day
- ascension
- Ascension Day
- Day of the Dead
- Divali
- Easter
- Easter Day
- harvest festival
- Hegira
- Hejira
- Holy Week
- Pentecost
- Purim
- Ramadan
- Rosh Hashanah
- saint's day
- the Day of Atonement
- the holiday season