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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's Diwali?[/quote] 5 day “Festival of Lights” holiday for many religions with South Asian roots. https://www.britannica.com/video/Diwali-festival-significance-traditions/-283960 It’s created throughout the Desi diaspora and in the U.S., four states with large Desi populations recognize it as a state holiday. I am not Desi and don’t practice any of the religions that celebrate it, but I lived down the street from an Indian family for nearly 30 years. It meant a lot to their kids to have a day of school both for practical reasons and as recognition that their culture mattered. [/quote] Diwali is a Hindu festival. While other South Asian religions (Jainism, Sikhism) celebrate a festival on the day, they do not celebrate “Diwali”. [/quote]
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