Diwali

Happy Diwali!! (FYI- The celebration of the Diwali Festival of Lights may include fireworks, which is permitted under the Twp fireworks ordinance)

Hardi Goradia, 26, is originally from Mumbai, in India. She arrived in Nottingham this term to study at Nottingham Trent University.

All of us are going to party together." "We are going to be lighting our rooms and celebrate it like we were in Mumbai. "It is a festival which has a togetherness vibe to it; we eat a lot of sweets and food. "Nobody is left in the darkness, everyone is brought into the light," he said. "Back home Diwali is the biggest party of the year," he said. "The party is going to be a melting pot for a lot of different cultures here," he said. "The best thing is we buy shiny clothes and wear these shiny clothes and look good. The Nottingham-based student said: "I've got my clothes here; she is in India, but we are both going to get dressed up and we are going to have a video call. "It's the tradition to get jalebi, a sweet thing," he said. "As kids we were told that Diwali is one of the biggest events we celebrate as a family and that is what I am looking forward to this year as well, because these guys are my new family." "So they are going to come along, get dressed up as well, so it's going to be a vibe, it's going to be great. "Now it just feels like home is not a place; it is a feeling."

YouGov survey reports nearly half of the children, aged six to 15, knew what the festival entails whereas only a third of parents had any knowledge about Diwali.

It is known as the day of light and is considered the main day of celebrations. “We would love to see Diwali celebrated multiculturally in the UK, by all generations. Research from YouGov has revealed that children know more about Diwali and its traditions than parents.

The festival of lights is one of the biggest events in the Hindu calendar and people mark it by decorating their homes and buying gifts. However, rising costs ...

"We have noticed a big change because of the cost of living - people are not buying as much... "[But] we are not calling family over because of the cost of living." However, that is not the case in 2022 for Bandhan Samanta of Nima Diamonds, who says the average cost of a necklace has risen by £100 and he now struggles to find manufacturers.

More than 200 people gathered on the green at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown to celebrate Diwali, a festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Jains, ...

Diwali Mela (Diwali Fair) to celebrate the " festival of lights" is held at the Meadowbrook Athletic Center.

10 to celebrate the upcoming Diwali holiday. The five-day festival of lights is one of the major festivals of India observed by more than a billion people ...

(Photo by Mark Rabinowitch) Members of the Laguna Woods India Club serve a festive dinner at the Diwali celebration Oct. 10 at Clubhouse 5. Diwali “is recognized by all as a time to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil,” says India Club entertainment director Shashi Jalota. The five-day festival of lights is one of the major festivals of India observed by more than a billion people across faiths in India, South Asia and the Indian Diaspora, though the holiday itself falls on Monday, Oct. More than 250 members of the India Club and their guests packed Clubhouse 5 on Oct.

The township of Edison, New Jersey organized their first Diwali Festival of Lights on Saturday at Papaianni Park. Mayor Sam Joshi called the festival an “ ...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended wishes on Diwali to the people of the country saying Diwali as a festival of brightness and radiance.

Indians celebrated Diwali on Monday as bright oil lamps and colorful lights lit up homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival that ...

Modi and his party had long pledged to build a temple to Ram where the Mughal-era mosque once stood, in a long-running controversy. But on Diwali night people also lit up the sky with firecrackers and its smoke causes smog that sometimes takes days to clear. The Babri Masjid mosque was destroyed by a Hindu mob with pickaxes and crowbars in December 1992, sparking massive Hindu-Muslim violence that left some 2,000 people dead, most of them Muslims. Thousands of residents also lit lamps at their houses and temples across the city. The stunning spectacle along the shores of Saryu River was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ahead of the celebrations, cities and towns across the country were decked with colorful lights.

Soan papdi is a traditional Indian dessert closely related to the Turkish sweet pişmaniye. But here's why this treat is found everywhere during Diwali.

It seems like the sweet is treated much like [fruitcake](https://www.tastingtable.com/685994/best-candied-fruitcake-recipe/) during Christmas, where it is traditionally gifted, but it is more likely to be re-gifted and passed from one gift-giver to another (via [Holiday Insights](https://www.holidayinsights.com/xmas/fruitcake.htm)). [The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/diwali-soan-papdi-humble-dish-popular-india-8222785/) tells us that this particular dessert is popular during the celebration because it is versatile and has a long shelf life due to all the sugar in it. [karanji](https://www.tastingtable.com/1063705/the-sweet-dumpling-thats-a-must-have-for-diwali-celebrations/), gulab jamun, rasgulla, and coconut burfi, via [Swasthi's Recipes](https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/diwali-sweets-recipes-diwali-recipes/), but one Diwali dessert that everyone has to have is soan papdi. The process of making this classic Indian treat begins by gathering gram and all-purpose flour, [ghee (clarified butter)](https://www.tastingtable.com/695532/what-is-ghee-and-how-to-make-it/), sugar, milk, and [cardamom](https://www.tastingtable.com/693650/cardamom-uses-recipes-substitute-taste/). People preparing to celebrate have already taken to the internet to joke around and share in the holiday fun (via [ABC News](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-22/when-is-diwali-2022-and-how-is-the-festival-of-lights-celebrated/101563542)). Soan papdi is made much in the same way, says [Awesome Cuisine](https://www.awesomecuisine.com/recipes/312/soan-papdi/), though pişmaniye traditionally has a strong nutty flavor, whereas the Indian treat is lighter. [National Geographic](https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/diwali) describes Diwali, or Dipawali, as a festival of lights that is celebrated throughout India and by Hindu practitioners worldwide for five days straight. [India Times](https://www.indiatimes.com/explainers/trending/explained-how-was-soan-papdi-invented-582782.html) claims that soan papdi is a well-established Diwali dessert with no confirmed origin. [The Food Hog](https://thefoodhog.com/pismaniye-recipe-turkish-cotton-candy/), pişmaniye is made by forming a fine floss out of flour, butter, and sugar. [Times Food](https://recipes.timesofindia.com/us/recipes/soan-papdi/rs55051868.cms) says that while soan papdi can be bought at any old Hindu grocery store, it can also be easily made using some of the most basic ingredients you probably have at home. It is also known as patisa, san papri, or shonpapdi, and while it is super popular in India around the holidays, versions of this sweet are eaten worldwide.

Indians have celebrated Diwali as earthen oil lamps and dazzling lights lit up homes and streets across the...

Modi and his party had long pledged to build a temple to Ram where the Mughal-era mosque once stood, in a long-running controversy. Thousands of residents also lit lamps at their houses and temples across the city. The stunning spectacle along the shores of Saryu River was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. To celebrate his return, people light the earthen lamps. Millions of Indians thronged crowded bazaars for shopping, bringing back the Diwali cheer that was dampened during the last two years due to coronavirus restrictions. Indians have celebrated Diwali as earthen oil lamps and dazzling lights lit up homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival that symbolises the victory of light over darkness.

A Tamil devotee lights an oil lamp at a religious ceremony during the Diwali or Deepavali festival at Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, ...

Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump also held Diwali celebrations. Bush’s time in office. Last year, the Bidens lit a small lamp known as a diya at the White House to celebrate the festival.

On this important Hindu celebration, also known as the festival of lights, millions decorate their homes with candles and lights. It is also customary to visit ...

Diwali is associated with brightness and radiance. Although the burning of firecrackers has become a tradition during the Hindu festival, the widespread prevalence of this practice leads to a thick blanket of toxic haze in and around the capital every year. May this auspicious festival further the spirit of joy and well-being in our lives.

The Marlboro Indian Foundation is celebrating the Festival of Light on Nov. 5 at the Colts Neck Fire Company 2 firehouse.

“This will make our kids learn how to give back and will create leadership qualities in the kids.” He said the Foundation is collecting the physical donations through its volunteer network and the monetary donations through Venmo at @MARLBOROIF and Zelle at 6094559458. Patil said Sewa International is providing the overarching structure and promotion of the food drive. The donations will go toward Fulfill of Monmouth and Ocean County. Tickets for the event are $30 and kids younger than 5 get in for free. He said all faiths are invited to attend the event, which will take place at 50 Conover Road in Colts Neck from 6 to 11 p.m Nov.

It is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in the Hindu religion and is characterised by the use of stunning lights, candles, and oil lamps as well as ...

May the merriment of this wonderful festival of Diwali fill your life with infinite joy. However, according to the [Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/) saying ‘Happy Diwali’ is okay but there are longer greetings available which you can use. By this, chances are you know someone who is connected to the festival and you may want to pass on your best wishes but say something beyond only ‘Happy Diwali’. Every year, Diwali occurs after the conclusion of the harvest to coincide with the new moon that comes out between October and November - it symbolises the triumph of knowledge over ignorance or, in other words, light over darkness. Reportedly, the word Diwali (or Deepavali) comes from a Sanskrit word meaning “rows of lighted lamps”. [Sikhs](/topic/sikhs) and some Buddhists all over the world celebrating it.

On Monday, Oct. 24, millions of Hindus across the world will celebrate what is for many the largest and most important holiday of the year — Diwali, ...

Regardless of the differences in how Diwali is celebrated, its essence lies in the lessons told from these stories — good over evil and light over darkness. In southern India, Diwali celebrates the day that Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, defeated the demon Narakasura. However, most stories from western India are related to Lord Vishnu, the Hindu deity of creation, protection and transformation, who has 10 primary avatars, or forms. The fifth and final day is Bhau-Beej, also called Bhai Dooj. Rangolis, which are colorful designs made of sand, will adorn the floor and entryways to the house. Diwali gets its name from the Sanskrit word, Deepavali, which means “row of lights.” Diwali is not limited to Hindus, as Sikhs, Jains and Newar Buddhists also have their own celebrations.

Diwali 2022: The Indian-American community now has a lot more Diwali shopping options than they had a few years ago.

But till just a few years ago, Diwali supplies were not that readily available. It also has card sets for Diwali gatherings. In addition to that, Diwali supplies are now appearing at prominent American stores.

A devotee holds an oil lamp while offering prayers during Hindu festival of Diwali at a temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Oct. 24, 2022.

Chefs Meherwan Irani, Palak Patel, and Archna Becker share the foods significant to their Diwali feasts.

For Becker, most of their family celebrations and observances happen in and around the home. [Ambaji Shree Shakti Mandir of Atlanta](https://www.ambajiusa.org/events/diwali-2022/) in Lake City offers an Annakut for public viewing on Govardhan Pooja, along with other events with food throughout the year. As she notes in her streaming series, [The Diwali Menu on Food Network](https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/the-diwali-menu), she looks forward to special treats like pooris and katchori that her mother still makes for the holidays, and coordinating family visits to celebrate the festive season together. Firecrackers are let off all evening, and our guests are all sent home with a goodie bag of homemade sweets.” Other treats include preparations of rice and sugar either as kheer (a rice pudding with sugar) or puffed rice balls made with jaggery. [Chai Pani](https://www.chaipani.com/decatur) in Asheville and Decatur, grew up in a blended household. The celebrations also extend to other parts of the home, including purchasing new kitchen utensils to usher a bountiful and healthy kitchen. Lanterns are hung to symbolically invite all things good and thus mark the beginning of Diwali. As the festival occurs in the fall, dark nights are brightened with strings of lights, oil lamps, and votives. While the main day of Diwali is observed on a moonless night, according to a traditional lunar calendar, South Asian celebrations are spread out over two to three days prior, and may continue up to five days beyond Diwali. Each day of Diwali honors a different aspect or narrative that is important to the family’s traditions. For Hindus celebrating Diwali, it comes forward as the lighting of clay diyas – an event marking an elaborate five-day festival filled with festivities and decadent feasts.

Diwali, one of the most popular Hindu festivals, is celebrated by devotees all over the world. Also known as the festival of lights, it symbolises the ...

Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains across the Indian subcontinent — and in Greater Columbus — are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, this week.

The holiday is also a celebration of Laxmi, the goddess of wealth, and Ganesha, the remover of obstacles. and an Annakut celebration on Wednesday. You can support work like his with a tax-deductible donation to Report for America here: (This year, lighters of firecrackers in Delhi could face up to Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains across the Indian subcontinent — and in Greater Columbus — are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, this week. This is symbolized by the millions of candles, lights and fireworks illuminating villages, towns and cities over the holiday. On the third day, people place vermillion powder on the foreheads of cows. Both crows and dogs are given special food, and dogs are garlanded with marigold flowers. “We worship dogs because they protect us.” The most important celebration, Laxmi Puja, occurs on Monday with the new moon. Bengali-speakers in eastern India also worship Kali, an all-powerful goddess, during Diwali. [concentrated](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/08/17/6-facts-about-jains-in-india/) in western India, the holiday [marks](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jain-perspective-diwali_b_1032617) the attainment of enlightenment by the spiritual teacher Mahavira, in 527 B.C.E.

Diwali took center stage at The Pierre in New York City, where Christian Louboutin, Falguni & Shane Peacock, Pete Buttigieg, and others partied the night ...

What a fun way to celebrate the holiday!” exclaimed Kal Penn, wearing a glimmering red and blue Harleen Kaur jacket. Anjula Acharia, wearing Falguni Shane Peacock, shared similar excitement for the holiday: “Diwali is so important to me because it’s an expression of my culture, the beauty, the elegance, the colors, and an opportunity to show how much fun we are.” Falguni and Shane Peacock, two of India’s [top fashion designers](https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-jay-z-blue-ivy-wearable-art-gala), co-hosted the party and dressed many attendees. We really want to put Diwali on the map.” Diwali is a Hindu holiday celebrating the victory of light and good over darkness and evil. It’s common to light oil-filled clay diyas in order to welcome Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, and Ganesh, the god of wisdom and good luck.

Hindu devotees offered oil lamps to a deity as they mark Diwali, the festival of lights at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday.

Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated PressHindu devotees offered oil lamps to a deity as they mark Diwali, the festival of lights at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka.Eranga Jayawardena/Associated PressIndian dancers performed during the Diwali festival at the Indian Consulate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. People across India on Monday celebrated Diwali, the Hindu festival that symbolizes the victory of light over darkness.Many light earthen oil lamps or candles, and fireworks are set off as part of the celebrations.See photos of the celebrations:Indian traders performed rituals during Chopda Pujan, a prayer ceremony dedicated to the worship of account books, on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at the Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad, India.Ajit Solanki/Associated PressCustomers buy coloured powder used for decorations on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a market in New Delhi.SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty ImagesA Hindu devotee offered oil lamps to a deity as they mark Diwali, the festival of lights at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka.Eranga Jayawardena/Associated PressIdols of Hindu goddess of wealth Lakshmi (left) and elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh, are placed sale at a roadside stall for sale during Diwali, the Festival of Lights in Kolkata, India.Bikas Das/Associated PressFirecrackers on the banks of the river Saryu in Ayodhya, India, Millions of people across Asia are celebrating the Hindu festival of Diwali, which symbolizes new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness.

Khushi Gurung, 12, dances during a Tihar festival at Civic Park in Reynoldsburg organized. Kaushila Rizal, a grandmother of 17, wore a wide smile as she ...

“I’m learning about our culture and our community, and my younger siblings are also here — it’s their first being exposed to something like this.” At the event on Saturday, a Reynoldsburg police department dog named “Bahadur” was garlanded with marigold flowers, as is traditional. Tihar is an important holiday for the Bhutanese Nepali community in Greater Columbus, who number around 30,000, according to the nonprofit Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio. He told The Dispatch that the event was one of his proudest achievements so far. Around her, children’s colorful kites pierced a radiant blue sky, and thousands of people circulated around an outdoor stage where youth groups sang deusi-bhailo, or call-and-response carols, in the Nepali language. As refugees, we struggled to preserve our culture.

Clay lamps, or diyas, are lit and placed around the entrances to Hindu homes the night before the new moon in the Hindu month of Kartika.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The week dawned gloomily in New York, but the drab mist was little match for the holiday at hand: Diwali, the festival of lights that.

Ratan Sharma, a manager at India Sari Palace, says sweet shops and grocery stores are the biggest beneficiaries of the Diwali shopping. Padma Lakshmi and Sarita Choudhury embraced for the camera, with the former demonstrating some hip-shaking thumkas. Carrying a basket brimming with tea lights and other decorations, the Delhi native said her Diwali celebrations in the United States are usually intimate family affairs because most people prefer to pray in their own homes. In the stands outside Apna Bazaar, a grocery store, a sea of small clay pots and wicks for Diwali lamps lay alongside fresh bunches of cilantro and above bags of onions. The party, now in its third year, highlights Diwali by bringing together high-powered South Asians with other New York luminaries — people who “the world saw as leaders and role models,” said host Anita Chatterjee, CEO of A-Game Public Relations. Five miles east of the five-star hotel, those already familiar with the holiday were embarking on preparations for their personal celebrations.

President Biden, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris attend a reception to celebrate Diwali in the East Room.

– President Biden, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris attend a reception to celebrate Diwali in the East Room. You can watch President Biden, First Lady Dr.

Vice President Kamala Harris hosted an intimate celebration of Diwali at her residence in DC, attended by South Asian leaders in politics, film and TV, ...

It sounds cliche to say that “you have to see it to be it”; it’s also not entirely true, as many of the trailblazing guests were the first to mark a certain level of achievement in their fields. And here we all were, together, celebrating a holiday and wearing clothes that people may have mocked us for in the past or that made us targets of hate. They then handed out sparklers, the handheld fireworks that are commonly lit on Diwali to symbolize the idea of seeking light in the darkness. But it was beautiful to turn around everywhere and see South Asians of all ages meeting and greeting each other, congratulating each other on their latest personal or professional accomplishments, and the young dancers taking it all in — all of us, quite literally, seeing it. To many of us, one of the seemingly small but standout moments of Bridgerton season 2 is when Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) oils her sister Edwina’s (Charithra Chandran) hair: a tradition many of us grew up with, one that brings us immense comfort, and also one that caused others to mock us. She wrote on her Instagram that she realized “each one of the guests at the party did have something in common: we were all self-made. After all, Harris is a heartbeat away from the presidency, the right-hand woman to one of the most influential leaders in the world — and a powerful figure in her own right. (The event was off the record, but I’m writing this with permission from her office.) She spoke of her memories celebrating Diwali in India as a child, and the universal relevance of what the holiday stands for: light over darkness, and enlightenment over ignorance. … It wasn’t our pedigree, but rather the degree of effort we worked on our goals, that unites us. But the fact of it happening on one of our most important holidays — the holiday that is all about the triumph of good over evil, of light over dark — was something I couldn’t (and still don’t) understand. These are all people I have watched work for years and years to get to positions of power and influence, and I know for a fact it wasn’t always easy (if it ever was). The values we hold, the policies we enact or support, the intersectionality of true justice: these are all things that matter just as much, if not more, than the identity of any one person in any one position.

NEW YORK (AP) — The week dawned gloomily in New York, but the drab mist was little match for the holiday at hand: Diwali, the festival of lights that ...

Ratan Sharma, a manager at India Sari Palace, says sweet shops and grocery stores are the biggest beneficiaries of the Diwali shopping. Padma Lakshmi and Sarita Choudhury embraced for the camera, with the former demonstrating some hip-shaking thumkas. Carrying a basket brimming with tea lights and other decorations, the Delhi native said her Diwali celebrations in the United States are usually intimate family affairs because most people prefer to pray in their own homes. In the stands outside Apna Bazaar, a grocery store, a sea of small clay pots and wicks for Diwali lamps lay alongside fresh bunches of cilantro and above bags of onions. The party, now in its third year, highlights Diwali by bringing together high-powered South Asians with other New York luminaries — people who “the world saw as leaders and role models,” said host Anita Chatterjee, CEO of A-Game Public Relations. Five miles east of the five-star hotel, those already familiar with the holiday were embarking on preparations for their personal celebrations.

Jill and I wish a happy Diwali to the more than one billion Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists celebrating this Festival of Lights in the United States, ...

American history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that we are all created equal and the harsh reality that that we have never fully lived up to it. On this day, we give thanks for the optimism, courage, and empathy demonstrated by the incredible South Asian community all across America. Jill and I wish a happy Diwali to the more than one billion Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists celebrating this Festival of Lights in the United States, India, and around the world.

President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris host a Diwali celebration reception at White House on Monday.

In India, people celebrated Diwali on Monday as bright earthen oil lamps and dazzling, colorful lights lit up homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival that symbolizes the victory of light over darkness. Watch in the player around. The event is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.

Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed October 24 as Diwali. Diwali, known as the Festival of Lights, is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists across ...

The Governor also held the first ever Diwali celebration at the Governor’s Mansion. [Proclamation](https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=40982586&msgid=504362&act=GMP1&c=1346310&pid=1099377&destination=https*3A*2F*2Fgovernor.nc.gov*2Fmedia*2F3418*2Fopen&cf=13425&v=4971163f5f1377471aeac17a253d1b76d4f89f9610e7bfdcbbeb1214c06d3386__;JSUlJSUl!!HYmSToo!aHg0F6Hzknl0Xc5cUsNuAtrbXuyJKQl0yI2u1j_boV4chVthmnuCUqvJHsCHtAneVHatD0JkmQWV1Irr2TLhKA$). “I hope this Diwali is filled with peace, joy and prosperity for everyone, especially for our Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist communities across the state,” said Governor Cooper. Diwali, known as the Festival of Lights, is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists across the world. [issued](https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=40982586&msgid=504362&act=GMP1&c=1346310&pid=1099377&destination=https*3A*2F*2Fgovernor.nc.gov*2Fmedia*2F398*2Fopen&cf=13425&v=b9a6d3eb556f6580e5c9017cf0e5aefa3d33106c8ddb91c45734684365b677a1__;JSUlJSUl!!HYmSToo!aHg0F6Hzknl0Xc5cUsNuAtrbXuyJKQl0yI2u1j_boV4chVthmnuCUqvJHsCHtAneVHatD0JkmQWV1IpKhIjkIA$) the first proclamation in North Carolina history to recognize and celebrate Diwali. [proclaimed](https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=40982586&msgid=504362&act=GMP1&c=1346310&pid=1099377&destination=https*3A*2F*2Fgovernor.nc.gov*2Fmedia*2F3418*2Fopen&cf=13425&v=4971163f5f1377471aeac17a253d1b76d4f89f9610e7bfdcbbeb1214c06d3386__;JSUlJSUl!!HYmSToo!aHg0F6Hzknl0Xc5cUsNuAtrbXuyJKQl0yI2u1j_boV4chVthmnuCUqvJHsCHtAneVHatD0JkmQWV1Irr2TLhKA$) October 24 as Diwali.

When it comes to Diwali gifts, we've rounded up our top picks that are both on-theme and stylish. From candleholders to linen napkins, these are our ...

Lastly, the fifth day is specifically for [siblings](https://www.housebeautiful.com/entertaining/holidays-celebrations/g23437650/family-christmas-gifts/). Diwali is also known as the Festival of Lights. [gift exchanges](https://www.housebeautiful.com/shopping/g41316192/luxury-gifts-for-her/). Then, the main and biggest Diwali celebration occurs on the third day when families come together in prayer. [favorite holidays](https://www.housebeautiful.com/entertaining/holidays-celebrations/g3986/designer-holiday-decorating-ideas/). It seems as if every day is a different gathering with close friends who love the spirit of Diwali.

What is Diwali? The Naperville, IL South Asian community is celebrating the 2022 festival of lights and noticing an increased awareness of the holiday.

But in terms of our teachers and our non-South Asian friends. It's a festival of lights," Bansal said. "Just four and five years back, people used to ask what was Diwali.