Diwali
Hindu festival of lights
Diwali
Hindu festival of lights
The Diwali story
How long does the festival last
The festival will last 5 days
And as a result people celebrate it all over the world but mostly India.
Round about 80% of India's people are Hindu. There are just over 1,000,000 Hindu's in India
Hinduism is one of the four major religions of the world, with about 15% of the world's population.
Hinduism is the main religon in India and is belived to be thee oldest religon in the world
When is it
The date this year for the 5 day festival is Wednesday, 11th of November 2015.
This amazing, breath taking festival is on every year.
Next year the tremendous festival will be placed on Sunday, the 30th of October 2016
1st day
2nd day
Thursday,12th of November 2015
Saturday,14th of November 2015
Sunday,11th November 2015
2nd day
2nd day
2nd day
Friday,13th of November 2015
How do Hindu's celebrate
Hindu's celebrate by
decorating their hands and arms in Mhendi patterns with Henna.
Rangoli patterns are
made with colourful
rice to decorate
the floors at this time.
Diva lamps are lit and used to decorate homes too.