Divali
Hindu autumn celebration
Divali is the Hindu festival of lights, celebrated in autumn with lamps, fireworks, and family gatherings.
The five-day celebration honors the victory of light over darkness and good over evil, marked by the lighting of oil lamps called diyas.
Also spelled Diwali.
We're hosting a Divali party this year.
Festive event marking occasion
- festival of lightsHoliday centered on glowing displays
- HinduFollower of ancient Indian religion
- SikhPunjabi monotheist believer
- JainIndian faith emphasizing nonviolence
autumn · lunar calendar · new year · harvest · homecoming · oil lamps · fireworks · sweets
Goddess of wealth, beauty
- pujaHindu worship ritual
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
- aartiHindu light ceremony
- mantrasRepeated sacred utterances
offerings · Ganesh · prosperity · blessings · temple visit · incense · sandalwood · tilak
Fuel-burning light vessels
- candlesWax lights with wicks
- lightsSources of illumination
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
- fairy lightsDecorative miniature bulb strand
tealights · cotton wick · flame · glow · luminaries · sparklers · fireworks · illumination
Items freely given
- visitingGoing to see someone
- family reunionGathering of relatives
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- communityCollective of connected people
greeting cards · blessings · elders · new clothes · shopping · hospitality · sharing · togetherness
Colored leaf-like structures
- marigoldOrange-petaled garden annual
- mango leavesFoliage from tropical fruit tree
- doorwayPassage into a room
- thresholdPoint of beginning
mandala · rice flour · patterns · candles · garlands · lights · paper lanterns · entrance
Milk-based Indian sweet
- gulab jamunFried dough in rosewater syrup
- halwaDense sugared confection
- samosaStuffed triangular pastry
- kheerSpiced milk-rice dessert
rasmalai · dry fruits · ghee · cardamom · saffron
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
- festival of lightsHoliday centered on glowing displays
- HinduFollower of ancient Indian religion
- SikhPunjabi monotheist believer
Jain · autumn · lunar calendar · new year · harvest · homecoming · oil lamps · fireworks · sweets · family gathering
Lakshmi
Goddess of wealth, beauty
mantras · offerings · Ganesh · prosperity · blessings · temple visit · incense · sandalwood · tilak · sacred
oil lamps
Fuel-burning light vessels
fairy lights · tealights · cotton wick · flame · glow · luminaries · sparklers · fireworks · illumination · decorations
gifts
Items freely given
- visitingGoing to see someone
- family reunionGathering of relatives
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
community · greeting cards · blessings · elders · new clothes · shopping · hospitality · sharing · togetherness · bonuses
flower petals
Colored leaf-like structures
- marigoldOrange-petaled garden annual
- mango leavesFoliage from tropical fruit tree
- doorwayPassage into a room
threshold · mandala · rice flour · patterns · candles · garlands · lights · paper lanterns · entrance · geometric
barfi
Milk-based Indian sweet
- gulab jamunFried dough in rosewater syrup
- halwaDense sugared confection
- samosaStuffed triangular pastry
- Hindu traditionsmandir, aarti, pandit, parampara, tilak
- Indo-CaribbeanIndo-Caribbean, indentured labor, indenture, coolie, Hindu temples
DivaliAshura
Islamic day of fasting
Tisha B'Av · Muharram · Good Friday · Yom Kippur · All Souls' Day