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Diwali
[dih-wah-lee, ‐-vah‐, duh‐]
noun
the Hindu festival of lights, celebrated as a religious holiday throughout India, falling between mid-October and mid-November.
Diwali
/ ɪˈɑːɪ /
noun
a major Hindu religious festival, honouring Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. Held over the New Year according to the Vikrama calendar, it is marked by feasting, gifts, and the lighting of lamps
Example Sentences
Police allege he later confessed: he had hoarded firecrackers during Diwali, extracted gunpowder, built the bomb, and mailed it from Raipur using a courier.
I was in Bodh Gaya in the northern Indian state of Bihar, the birthplace of Buddhism, on the first night of Diwali, the Hindu festival of light.
Relations with the guards that watched over them were often tense, but at Diwali, Shanthi says an "officer with a good heart brought us a biryani".
Downing Street first began hosting events to celebrate Diwali in 2009 under then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
No 10 has apologised after meat and alcohol were served at a Downing Street event to celebrate the festival of Diwali, held last month.
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Diwali is a major Hindu festival popularly called the “festival of lights.” Generally, Diwali is often considered a celebration of the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.The festival commemorates different specific things in different places and among different communities. It is often associated with the goddess Lakshmi or with Rama (an avatar of the god Vishnu). For some Hindus, Diwali marks the start of the New Year.Diwali is also celebrated by some Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists, though they may interpret and observe it differently.Diwali is a five-day festival, but its third day is typically observed as the main celebration.Diwali is pronounced dih-WAH-lee or dih-VAH-lee and can also be spelled Divali and Dewali. Other variants include Deepavali and Deepawali.
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