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  2. What date is Diwali 2024? What is Diwali? How is it ... - AOL

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    Dhanteras, the preparation period leading up to the peak of the Diwali on Oct. 31, begin two days earlier on Oct. 29. Diwali’s date is determined by the lunar calendar.

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

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    Many Hindus observe Diwali as a day of celebrating the return of Prince Rama of Ayodhya, his wife Sita, and brother Lakshman after 14 years of exile, according to the Hindu American Foundation.

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    Discover key dates for holidays, season changes and popular events for the rest of 2024. ... Daylight Saving Time 2024: ... Bonne Maman’s 2024 Advent calendar now on sale. When is Christmas 2024?

  5. Diwali - Wikipedia

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    Mythical tales shared on Diwali vary widely depending on region and even within Hindu tradition, [88] yet all share a common focus on righteousness, self-inquiry and the importance of knowledge, [89] [90] which, according to Lindsey Harlan, an Indologist and scholar of Religious Studies, is the path to overcoming the "darkness of ignorance". [91]

  6. Lists of holidays - Wikipedia

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    Celebration of the date of the Confederation of Canada. Formerly known as Dominion Day, as this was the day on which Canada became a self-governing Dominion within the British Empire. Independence Day: Various days; 4 July in the United States and other dates in many other nations: Indian Arrival Day: Various days

  7. List of date formats by country - Wikipedia

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    All examples use example date 2021-03-31 / 2021 March 31 / 31 March 2021 / March 31, 2021 – except where a single-digit day is illustrated. Basic components of a calendar date for the most common calendar systems: D – day; M – month; Y – year; Specific formats for the basic components: yy – two-digit year, e.g. 24; yyyy – four-digit ...

  8. A day off for Diwali: Holiday changes coming to Westborough ...

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    Under the changes voted upon in January, Diwali (Nov. 1) and Eid al-Fitr (observed March 31) will both be made full days off, while Good Friday (April 18) and Lunar New Year (Jan. 29) will become ...

  9. Indian New Year's days - Wikipedia

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    In Gujarat the new year is celebrated as the day after Diwali. As per the Hindu Calendar, it falls on Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu month of Kartik. As per the Indian Calendar based on the lunar cycle, Kartik is the first month of the year and the New Year in Gujarat falls on the first bright day of Kartik (Ekam).