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Oct 21, 2019 · Although each religion honors different events and deities during Diwali, the central core and the main message of the festivity is the same for all four of them. This includes the symbolic victory of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and light over darkness.
Although these four religions each have different reasons for celebrating Diwali but they all have the concept of spirituality, new beginnings, peace, harmony and unity at their heart. We look at how Sikhs, Hindus and Buddhists celebrate Diwali differently around the world concentrating on India where the festival is biggest.
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Oct 23, 2022 · Diwali details: Various legends are associated with the origin of Diwali, an important harvest festival in the subcontinent’s ancient past. In northern India, the holiday commemorates the return ...
Nov 9, 2023 · Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and the ...
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Diwali ( English: / dɪˈwɑːliː /; Deepavali, [4] IAST: Dīpāvalī) is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions. [a] It symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance".
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Oct 11, 2022 · Observed by more than a billion people across faiths, this five-day festival of lights brings prayer, feasts, fireworks and, for some, a new year. Diwali is India’s most important festival of ...
Oct 18, 2019 · October 18, 2019. By. Simran Jeet Singh. (RNS) — With more than a billion people celebrating Diwali every year, the festival is one of the largest and most significant religious observances...
