Diwali, or Dipawali, is India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year. The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (or deepa) that Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects us from spiritual darkness. This festival is as important to Hindus as the Christmas holiday is to Christians.
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[...] child’s Diwali celebration is marked by storytelling, cooking, decorating the house with diyas or traditional clay lamps, family prayers offered to [...]