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     • Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small oil lamps called 'diyas'. When is Diwali? Diwali always falls some time between October and November, but the exact date varies each year as the Hindu calendar is based on the Moon. In 2024, Diwali is on Friday 1 November.
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   Why are Diwali lights called Divas?

   • These lamps are known as diyas or divas. Through this, the festival of Diwali was born. The diyas represent the lights that guided Rama and Sita home, as told in the poem Ramayana. word ‘deepavali’, which means ‘a row of lighted lamps’.

   Rangoli, puja and diya: Seven words to help you learn more about Diwali

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   What is Diwali & how is it celebrated?

   • It's a major festival celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and the start of new beginnings for millions of people of the Hindu, Sikh and Jain faiths. Here's what you need to know about Diwali. The festival tends to fall between October and November, but the exact date varies each year.

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   What is Divali & how is it celebrated?

   • Electric lights too are used in Divali displays and fireworks are also a big part of the Divali celebrations. Divali is a time for giving and receiving gifts for Sikhs. Traditionally, sweets and dried fruit are exchanged.

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   What does Bandi Chhor Divas mean?

   • The name Bandi Chhor Divas means liberation of prisoners day. According to tradition, Guru Hargobind was released from prison in Gwalior and reached Amritsar on Divali. He would only agree to leave prison if 52 Hindu princes who were in prison with him could also go free. The , said that those who clung to the Guru's coat would be able to go free.

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   Why is Adelina Patti called a diva?

   • The term "diva", meaning "goddess" in Latin, was originally associated with leading ladies, the prima donnas of the opera world, as a way to describe their divine talent. Around the time Italian soprano Adelina Patti (1843-1919) became one of the most recognisable faces in the world, the term began to suggest something more.

   From Mariah Carey to Madonna – why divas deserve to be difficult - BBC

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   Is the Diva label Shifting?

   • The diva label "has very much shifted", says Dr Kirsty Fairclough, reader in screen studies at Manchester Metropolitan University and co-editor of Diva: Feminism and Fierceness from Pop to Hip-Hop (2023), which is due for release in September.

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › articlesWhat is Diwali? - BBC Bitesize

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   Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small oil lamps called 'diyas'. When is Diwali? Diwali always falls some time between...

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › articlesRangoli, puja and diya: Seven words to help you learn more ...

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   Several pujas are conducted by Hindus throughout the five-day festive period of Diwali. The main day of Diwali is known as Lakshmi Puja – on this day, pujas are held in honour of Lakshmi.

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   The name Bandi Chhor Divas means liberation of prisoners day. According to tradition, Guru Hargobind was released from prison in Gwalior and reached Amritsar on Divali.

6. apnews.com › article › what-is-diwali-festival-ofWhat is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how it's ...

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   Nov 9, 2023 · Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and the diaspora. Over five days, people take part in festive gatherings, fireworks displays, feasts and prayer.

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   The trope of the demanding, drama-loving diva is everywhere – stage, screen and music. But a new exhibition celebrates the diva for what she really is, writes Deborah Nicholls-Lee.

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   The day and its rituals are interpreted as ways to liberate any souls from their suffering in "Naraka", or hell, as well as a reminder of spiritual auspiciousness. For some Hindus, it is a day to pray for the peace to the manes, or defiled souls of one's ancestors and light their way for their journeys in the cyclic afterlife. [127]

9. www.bbc.com › news › newsbeat-67138768Diwali 2023: What you need to know about the festival of light

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   Nov 10, 2023 · Diwali: The festival of light. It's a major festival celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and the start of new beginnings for millions of people of the Hindu, Sikh and Jain...