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~*Diwali, India's Festival of Light

Published on Dec 04, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

~*THE DIWALI FESTIVAL

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  • One of India's biggest and most important holidays of the year
  • It is celebrated in November or October every year
  • There is 5 days of this celebration
  • It's a very important holiday , just like Christmas being important to Christians
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THE FIVE DAYS OF DIWALI

  • On the first day of Diwali housewives spring clean the home and shop for gold or kitchen utensils.
  • On the second day , India's people decorate their homesy with clay lamps or even diyas , they also create design patterns called rangoli on the floor using colored powders or sand.
  • On the third day , which is the most important day of the festival when families get together for Lakshmi puja
  • Lakshmi puja is a prayer to the Goddess Lakshmi followed feasts and fireworks
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