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  2. When is Diwali 2024? Why is the holiday celebrated?

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    Diwali will be celebrated on Oct. 31 this year, but the South Asian religious festival of lights spans five full days. The week includes sweet treats and artistic combinations of flowers, powder ...

  3. Diwali - Wikipedia

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    Diwali is also a major cultural event for the Hindu, Sikh, and Jain diaspora. [29] [30] [31] The main day of the festival of Diwali (the day of Lakshmi Puja) is an official holiday in Fiji, [32] Guyana, [33] India, Malaysia, [b] [34] Mauritius, Myanmar, [35] Nepal, [36] Pakistan, [37] Singapore, [38] Sri Lanka, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago [39 ...

  4. What is Diwali and why is it celebrated? What to know about ...

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    One of the most celebrated Hindu festivals, Diwali or Deepavali commemorates the victory of good over evil and is celebrates with lights and candles.

  5. Balipratipada - Wikipedia

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    Balipratipada (Bali-pratipadā), also called as Bali-Padyami, Padva, Virapratipada or Dyutapratipada, is the fourth day of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. [2] [3] It is celebrated in honour of the notional return of the daitya-king Bali (Mahabali) to earth. Balipratipada falls in the Gregorian calendar months of October

  6. DeepaRaya - Wikipedia

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    DeepaRaya is a name for the Deepavali and Hari Raya festivals, which are traditionally celebrated by Hindus and Muslims, respectively, in Malaysia as well as in Singapore.The word came about because of the occasional coincidental timing of the Hindu festival Deepavali and the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr, referred to in the Malay language as Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

  7. 'Shubh Deepavali!' 25 Awesome Facts About Diwali, the Hindu ...

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    In 2019, Diwali started on October 25, in 2020, it fell on November 14, and in 2021, Diwali began on November 4... You get the idea. Related: Best Diwali Gifts. 3.

  8. Govatsa Dwadashi - Wikipedia

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    Govatsa Dwadashi is a Hindu cultural and religious festival which marks the beginning of Diwali celebrations in some parts of India, especially in the state of Maharashtra, where it is known as Vasu Baras.

  9. Dhanteras - Wikipedia

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    Dhanteras [1] (Hindi: धनतेरस), also known as Dhanatrayodashi (Sanskrit: धनत्रयोदशी), is the first day that marks the festival of Diwali or Tihar in most of India and Nepal