It is not compulsory to paint your hands in other words put mehendi on diwali . its an option and people do put Mehendi on the eve and happiness of festival .It is meant to be auspicious.
Because it's part of their belief
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Indians celebrate diwali as Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after 14 years.People welcomed him by lighting diyas and candles.
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The reason for celebrating diwali comes from hindu's mythology. The majority of hindus live in India.
Diwali is spelled with a W in English. However it is said as "Divali". The Indians swap the pronunciations of W's and V's.
It is a festival of lights.Hence, Indian have candles on this day.
There is NO Diwali in Romania because 80% of people there are Christian and the 20% are Jewish,there are no Indians in Romania.I know this because I'm from Romania:)
with a powdery paint which they make patterns with or rice diwaly lamps
Hindus celebrate Diwali. Hindus are mostly Indians that cannot eat beef because it is against their religion. Diwali is the "festival of lights". Each year on Diwali, Hindus burst fire crackers, make sweets, and pray for the goddess of Laxmi (The god of wealth).