On the 30 of december Diwali Is The Festival Of Lights It Was Dedicated To The Hindu Goddess Lakshmi All The Hindus Light Their Houses And Leaves Their Door Open So That Lakshmi Can Enter The House And Bless It And Also Lakshmi Will Not Enter A Poorly Lighted House
That is Holi you are thinking of.
I think...
As per the norms People used to wear new clothes on Diwali.
People wear new ethnic clothes. It is their way to celebrate the occasion.
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.