Diwali Indian New Year
In 2020 diwali is on november 14.
Diwali indian new year. Typically hindus will also go to a temple to say a puja or. Today indian businesses still consider diwali the first day of the financial new year. Nov 14 2020 new delhi ap more than a billion indians celebrated diwali on saturday amid twin concerns of a resurgence in coronavirus infections and rising air pollution that is enveloping the countrys north in a cloud of thick toxic smogdiwali the hindu festival of lights is typically celebrated by socializing and exchanging gifts with friends and family and lighting oil lamps.
Diwali is also considered for some to be the start of the new year so many people purchase new clothes and clean out their homes. See calendar. In 2022 diwali is on october 24.
Diwali is the festival of lights observed by indian communities around the world. How diwali is celebrated just as the legends of diwali differ from region to region so too do the holiday. From sharing sweets to lighting sparklers and partaking in a religious ritual called puja or pooja heres how the festival of lights is celebrated.
Diwali is major religious holiday celebrated by millions of hindus sikhs and jains all over the world. In 2021 diwali is on november 4. This year the five day festival will be held november 12 through november 16 2020.
Its observed on the 15th day of kartik the holiest month in the hindu lunar calendar. With the start saturday of the indian holiday of diwali the festival of lights celebrated by a billion people worldwide and marking the start of a new year venkatesan said her family will be.