It is celebrated in the months of November and sometimes in October and very very rarely in January and March.... Diwali is their one of the main festivals..... It is believed that the day when the demon Narakashura killed by the Lord Krishna, one of the 10 incarnations of Vishnu is celebrated as Diwali (Dheepavali, also as Dheepa-oli) all over the world....... But in families which a member died around 1 year don't celebrate diwali.... Problem solved?
The majority of the people in the Caribbean do not celebrate Diwali, as it is a hindu festival.
India and any other surrounding countries where majority are Hindu.
the similarities are that in both festival candels and diyas are use. Diwali is celebrate by hindusms people while Christmas is celebrate by Cristian people
Diwali falls in October/ November. This year on 13/11/2012.
Hindus invite other religions to celebrate Diwali with them and the people who are NOT Hindu's sometimes like that religion and decide to change theirs
Hindu celerbrate longer
Diwali is a festival cause hindus and Sikhs celebrate it
The reason for celebrating diwali comes from hindu's mythology. The majority of hindus live in India.
Hindus worship goddess Lakshmi on the occasion of Diwali. They exchange gifts and sweets among friends.
As Malaysia has a large muslim population , I doubt they celebrate Diwali.
Diwali is part of the Hindu religion, which has many gods, not just one. Hindus believe in Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Krishna, and many, many more.
Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after 14 years of vanvasa. It was the time when hindus first celebrated Diwali.