Computing lesson Thursday 8th October
Today we are going to be looking at the Hinduism festival Diwali. Click the blue link below to research and reply with an outline of what you have learnt.
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Diwali is the festival of light and marks when the Hindu new year start.It starts on the last 5 days around October or November. In India the streets will be full of people celebrating with drums
The festival of light and marks start of the hindu new year .It last five days around october and november
For many people this five day festival honours Lakshmi the goddess of wealth
Diwali means rows of light. Diwali is in Saterday 14th of October. Theres fireworks in diwali. They lit the lamps so people can see were there going. They pray.
light fireworks family hindu
Diwali is Saturday 14thnovember Diwali is celebrating light
Today I have learned what is Divali.
I now know that Divali is called a ‘Festival of Lights ‘ because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small oil lamps called ‘diyas’. This festival of lights marks the beginning of a New Year in Hindu calendar.
I found out that Divali always falls some time between October and November, but the exact date varies each year as the Hindu calendar is based on the Moon.
In 2020, Diwali is on Saturday 14 November.
Now I know the story of Divali, which was about how warrior prince Rama with a help of Monkey god Hanuman, rescued princess Sita from the hands of evil king called Ravana. When Rama and Sita reunited and returned home at night time, they found that all of the villagers had lit lamps to guide them home. This is why Hindus light lamps on Diwali!
I also found out that this five day festival honours Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth.
People are celebrating it by lighting the lamps, making colourful patterns called ‘ rangoli ‘ using powders and pastes. They also celebrate by spring-cleaning their houses, wearing new clothes, exchanging gifts and making huge fireworks displays.