What are the differences between Diwali festival and Lantern festival?

Answer 1

The main differences are:Diwali festival

• Hindu's traditional festival.
• Falls on the one new moon night (Amavasya) between mid-October and mid-November.
• Mainly observed by:
  • Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists.
• Significance:
  • Celebration of the victory of good over evil; the uplifting of spiritual darkness.
• Type:
  • Religious, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Surinam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Fiji (National holiday in these countries).
• Date:
  • Decided by the luni-solar Hindu calendar.
• Observances:
  • Prayers, Religious rituals.

Lantern festival

• Chinese traditional festival.
• Celebrated on first month 15th of Chinese Lunar calendar.
• Mainly observed by:
  • Chinese, Vietnamese.
• Significance:
  • Marks the end of Chinese New Year.
• Type:
  • Cultural festival.
• Date:
  • 15th day of the 1st month (lunisolar year).
• Observances:
  • Flying of paper lanterns.

Answer 2

There is no difference between them. Diwali is sometimes known as Divali, Deepavali or Deepawali.