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About 900-1000 million around the world; celebrated within 5 different religions.
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∙ 14y agoAll Hindus including Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists
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∙ 11y agoDiwali, also known as the Festival of Light, occurs at the end of October or in early November. It is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains. It's celebrated throughout the world.
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Hindus and Sikhs.
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rama and sita
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How many people go to the masquerade festival?
Uhmm they arent people they are nerds that go to the masquerade festival....
What sweets do you eat at Diwali?
Diwali is my favorite festival. It is a festival of light. Diwali is my favorite because you can eat so many different sweets during Diwali. And the secret is no one can stop you from eating them. My favorite Indian Sweets are Gajar ka Halwa, Burfi, Kaju Katli and Gulab Jamun. Not only Indian, foreigners too love Indian sweets. They would prefer to buy them from an onlin Indian grocery store named "Kesar Grocery". Go and grab your favorites today and thank me later.
How my friends and me celebrate Diwali vacation?
Diwali is the festival of prosperity and lightning u can decorate ur home with lights of different colour and with different flowers. On this day the best thing you can do is helping poor and oldies so you can go to orphanage and distribute some sweets to them
How many people go to festivals?
there is about 250,000 people that go to glastongbury festival and in reading it is estimated about over 1,0000 people went there and there was bad weathe so they had to cancle it half way through.in the mayors thames festival there was about 800,000 people there.
Who bring the gift of Diwali?
Diwali is a festival of love for Indians, its what Christmas is to westerners, is what Diwali is to us! Its a special occassion where we like visiting loved ones and when we do we presents Diwali gifts to them, Diwali gifts can be anything something a family can use for Diwali or for their home decor or even gift vouchers, We at vouchersmate see that as Diwali comes every year customers opting to buy gift vouchers to send to their loved ones in India is ever increasing at http://www.vouchersmate.com and sweets and chocolates is something we all cherish even more :) So go out and about shopping anything which is beautiful and fits in your budget a s a Diwali gift for your loved ones in India.
Why do Hindus go and pray on Diwali and why?
Hindus celebrate Diwali becuase it marks the beginning of the new financial year on the Hindu calendar, when account books are blessed and debts are settled. It is commonly known as the festival of light and is closely associated with the story of Rama and Sita. Useful source:
Where do most people celebrate Diwali?
Hindus go to churches to pray for the goddess Lakshmi or just stay at home and pray or just stay with their family at their houses lighting up candles.
What does Diwali commemorate?
Your question is not clear. Do you ask why do we celebrate Diwali or how do we celebrate Diwali? However, I will answer both the questions in brief: 1. Diwali or Deepawali (Line of Lamps) is the major festival of North India. It is held to commemorate the return of a very loved prince Rama (who is considered to be the seventh incarnation of Supreme God of a section of hindus, the Vaishnavas, worshipers of Lord Vishnu). Though the celebration is not restricted to just the Vaishnavas and all hindus celebrate it. Rama returned after a 14 year banishment to fulfill a vow given by his father to one of his queens. Immediately before the return, Rama had fought a war with the most evil king of his time, Ravana, and killed him. The victory of Rama over Ravana is celebrated as another major festival, known as Vijaya Dashami (the victory of the tenth of the fortnight). Rama later ruled his kingdom for many years and is remembered as a king in whose reign, none of his subjects were unhappy. 2. As I mentioned, we celebrate Vijaya Dashami a few days before Diwali. At that time three paper statues of Ravana, his brother, and his son, are made and stocked with fire-works. In the evening these statues are lighted before the populace. This symbolises victory of good over evil. The story of Rama is played out in every locality for 14 days. People get their houses renovated or painted before Diwali, useless junk is thrown away, so that every thing should be spotlessly on Diwali. Diwali is a great time for business (just like Christmas in West. People make their valuable purchases during Diwali. Two days before Diwali there is a subsidiary festival when all people are supposed to buy something from the market (if not jewels and ornaments, then at least a few things for use in the kitchen). The night before Diwali, gambling is considered auspicious. On Diwali day, merchants do not conduct any business, however the shops are kept open. After an evening worship at the shop and work-places, people come to home, conduct their own worship. Then the fire-works are lighted by all households. It is a noisy evening and the celebrations continue till mid-night. People may eat at home or go to acquaintances and relatives to wish them. The day next to Diwali is known as Govardhan (increase in live-stock) and in villages the live-stock is worshiped. Though in cities, there is no live-stock, still the occasion is celebrated by lighting lamps. The second day after Diwali is considered auspicious for brothers and sisters. If the sister is married, the brother will go to her house and bring her to the father's home where she is dined and given gifts. The sister in turn will tie a thread on the brother's wrist, signifying that the brother will safe-guard the sister all the time. With that finish the Diwali celebrations.
Why do people clean their home in Diwali?
In Sikhism, Diwali is not a special day because it refers to a Hindu goddess. Sikhs do not worship multiple gods or goddess, and only pray to one god, so Diwali has no importance in Sikhism. In Hinduism, they clean their home because it is believed that the goddess Hindu lakshimi will bless the family and house if it is cleaned.
How does the festival affect a believer's actions?
people might go against
What is diawali?
First of all, it's spelled Diwali. Diwali is short for the word Dipavali. Diwali is celebrated because Krishna, the Hindu God, went in the form of Rama, pronounced Ram. Ram had to go on a 14 year exile because his step mother, Kayki, wanted him to go and because if Ram didn't go, her son, Bharat, wouldn't have been king after the death of the current king. In short, Diwali is celebrated for the return of Ram.
What heritage does the Chiswick Festival celebrate?
The heritage that does the Chiswick Festival is usually celebrated by the Irish people. They're a very celebratory bunch, and they love that festival. So I'd go with them.
