Divali Celebrations
The festival symbolizes new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness.
Divali celebrations. Its observed on the 15th day of kartik the holiest month in the hindu lunar calendar. For this years us. The corresponding dates in the gregorian calendar usually fall in late october and november.
Diwali also spelled divali one of the major religious festivals in hinduism lasting for five days from the 13th day of the dark half of the lunar month ashvina to the second day of the light half of karttika. One of the popularly celebrated festivals in india diwali is around the corner and this year the celebrations are not likely to be grand and exquisite. The five days of diwali are as follows.
One of the most popular festivals of hinduism diwali symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. As cbs2s kiran dhillon reports more than a billion people around the world will celebrate diwali this week. In an apt message for 2020 its all about good triumphing over evil welcoming new beginnings and allowing light to overcome darknesswith the festivities starting on november 12th.
Diwali celebration various temples and places of worship will conduct online puja a ceremonial prayer that offers fruits and flowers to hindu deities. D w l i. See calendar.
Each year hindus sikhs and jains across the world celebrate diwali. It falls on the 15th day of the hindu month of kartik so it varies every year. Each of the four days in the festival of diwali is marked with a different tradition.
Diwali falls in either october or november each year depending on the cycle of the moon. Also known as the festival of lights the five day auspicious event is commemorated. The diwali festival occurs in late october or early november.
What remains constant is the celebration of life its enjoyment and a sense of goodness. In 2020 diwali is on november 14. In 2022 diwali is on october 24.
Diwali is a 5 day festival but the main day of celebration is day 3also known as lakshmi puja. Narak chaturdashi different regions celebrate this day in various ways but many people will. Dhanteras on the first day of diwali people will perform rituals called puja or pooja and place tea lights around the balconies or entryways of homes.