Diwali (Holidays and Special Days)

Diwali Sites:

Children and Diwali Children and Diwali: Two Indian girls tell what they do during the festival. (Diwali) http://www.schoolsite.edex.net.uk/49/diwali2.htm Happy Diwali Happy Diwali: Provides the history, origin, celebration, and tradition of this holiday. (Diwali) http://www.rumela.com/events/festival_diwali.htm Indian Diwali Indian Diwali: How the festival is celebrated in different parts of the country. (Diwali) http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Shrine/4287/diwali.htm Story of Dashera and Diwali Story of Dashera and Diwali: Explains how the Hindu calendar works and describes two important holidays. (Diwali) http://www.indialink.com/Kidz/dashera.html Significance of Diwali Significance of Diwali: Covers the origin and significance of the five day festival. (Diwali) http://www.matiyapatidar.com/diwali_fest.htm Diwali Diwali: A class shares what it has learned about this Hindu festival. Includes poems written by students. (Diwali) http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/manorlh/hinduism/diwali.html Legends Legends: About various legends behind this festival. (Diwali) http://www.familynyou.com/channels/atpdindex.php3?channel_sub_id=236 Diwali the Festival of Light Diwali the Festival of Light: Students write about the five-day festival. (Diwali) http://www.schoolsite.edex.net.uk/49/diwali.htm Rangoli in Diwali Rangoli in Diwali: Information about Rangoli, a colourful design which is made near the entrance to a house to welcome guests during the festival. (Diwali) http://www.lbcma.org.uk/festivals/Mdiwali2.html Legend of Diwali Festival Legend of Diwali Festival: A collection of legends behind the festival. (Diwali) http://www.ruchiskitchen.com/ruchiskitchen/festivals/deepavali.htm Lord Mahavira - Diwali Lord Mahavira - Diwali: Learn about how diwali is celebrated by the jains as Lord Mahavira's Nirvana. (Diwali) http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/diwali.html