Diwali

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Created on: 08-03-22 12:41

1. Why is Lakshmi important at Diwali?

Start of the Hindu new year
She is welcomed into the house to bring prosperity
New accounts books are started by businesses and the pages blessed

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2. How do Rama and Sita fit into Diwali?

Rama defeats a demon called Ravana
Rama and his wife return to their kingdom
Everyone welcomes them with lights
Good overcomes evil

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3. How do families celebrate Diwali?

Houses are cleaned
New clothes worn
Decorations are put up
Puja at home and at the temple are done
Families and friends meet up
Lots of special foods are eaten
Fireworks and parties

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4. What are Diwali decorations like?

Divas – little lights to symbolise good triumphing over evil
Rangoli patterns – made with rice, flour or petals to welcome Lakshmi into the home
Fireworks – to remember the celebrations when Rama returned to his kingdom

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5. How is Diwali celebrated in the UK?

Meeting up with the Hindu community
Puja at the Mandir
Firework and bonfire parties
Street decorations and parties in places with large Hindu populations (e.g. Leicester)

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DIWALI

Diwali is a festival which celebrates the triumph of Good over evil. It literally means row of Fortune One of the stories linked to the festival Diyas
is the which tells of when Lord Ravana defeated Lakshmi to get his wife back.

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DIWALI

At the end of the Ramayana story, they return home to Sita where Rama becomes king. They are greeted upon their return with a row of lamps, called Ravana from the people to light up their way.

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Rama defeats a demon called Ravana
Rama and his wife return to their kingdom
Everyone welcomes them with lights
Good overcomes evil

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2. How do Rama and Sita fit into Diwali?

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Houses are cleaned
New clothes worn
Decorations are put up
Puja at home and at the temple are done
Families and friends meet up
Lots of special foods are eaten
Fireworks and parties

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Meeting up with the Hindu community
Puja at the Mandir
Firework and bonfire parties
Street decorations and parties in places with large Hindu populations (e.g. Leicester)

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