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Diwali is an Indian Festival of Lights. It's the most important and the biggest holiday of the year. It's the same as Christmas for Christians, and Diwali has a similar congratulation: โHappy Diwaliโ ๐คฒ.
The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (deepa) that Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness ๐ฏ.
Diwali is celebrated during 5 days
- Day 1: people clean their homes and shop for gold or kitchen utensils to help bring good fortune ๐.
- Day 2: people decorate their homes with clay lamps and create design patterns called rangoli on the floor using colored powders or sand.
- Day 3: on the main day of the festival, families gather together for Lakshmi puja, a prayer to Goddess Lakshmi ๐ฏ, followed by mouth-watering feasts and firework festivities.
- Day 4: this is the first day of the new year, when friends and relatives visit with gifts and best wishes for the season.
- Day 5: brothers visit their married sisters, who welcome them with love and a lavish meal.
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