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A Quick 411 On What Diwali Is All About!

It's one of the biggest holiday's celebrated by Jains, Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs across the world

Oct 30, 2016

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A Quick 411 On What Diwali Is All About!

Diwali or Deepawali is one of the biggest holiday's celebrated by Jains, Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs across the world. Diwali was traditionally a harvest celebration and now more commonly referred to as the festival of lights and the triumph of good versus evil.

Over a billion people celebrate the start of a new year with celebrations including fireworks, bright colored decorations, diyas( oil based candles), food and family and a prayer to the goddess of wealth, Laxmi, to fill the year with wealth and prosperity.

On Sunday, we will welcome in Diwali and light our house's with bright lights and diyas to welcome in all that is good and turn away all bad things and see the victory of good over evil for another year. To all my friends and family who celebrate, have a very happy Diwali!

To get into the Diwali spirit be sure to light some candles and listen to Michael Scott's ode to Diwali:

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