Diwali Lanterns

What is Diwali?Find out all about the Hindu festival of Diwali with fun activities, films and things to make at home.

Diwali

a Hindu festival of lights, held in the period October to November. It is particularly associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, and marks the beginning of the fiscal year in India.

The word Diwali means 'rows of lighted lamps'.

Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small oil lamps called 'diyas'