Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Happy Diwali!

 Happy Diwali everyone!! in todays lesson I learnt some cool facts about Diwali festival. Did you know Diwali is a light festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains Sikhs, Newar Buddhists, It is associated with the Goddess of prosperity (Lakshmi) it marks the financial year in India. Here are some cool facts I learnt from this lesson. Hope yous learn something new about Diwali. 

Fun fact 1 -  The festival occurs on a no-moon night 

Fun fact 2 - Diwali celebrates the birth of Lakshmi Goddess of wealth 

Fun fact 3 - Diwali is also called Divali, Deepavali, Deepawali and Festival of lights

Fun fact 4 - Diwali takes place annually and lasts for 5 days marking the start of the Hindu new year

Fun fact 5 - Originally Diwali was a harvest Festival 

Fun fact 6 -  Lighting candles, oil lamps, and sparklers are the main customs at this festival





3 comments:

  1. Hey Sofaia 🌺 thank you for sharing such cool insightful information about the Diwali celebrations. My favourite part of Diwali is the Rangoli and henna artwork as well as the yummy Indian sweets 😉 Was there something about Diwali that really stood out for you? Keep up the awesome work!!

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  2. Kia ora Sofaia. Thanks for sharing these facts, I learnt heaps! I also like the way you presented them as 'fun facts' on new lines. This made is simple and engaging to read. Do you know how to change your blogger profile so that only your first name shows under your posts?

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  3. I love it!. Thank you for educating me more about Diwali!.

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