Diwali 2018 is Wednesday, November 7th.

The Hindu festival of lights, Diwali. 

Diwali is celebrated every fall in the northern hemisphere  A very popular festival of Hinduism, Diwali symbolises the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance”.  During the celebration, temples, homes, shops and office buildings are brightly illuminated with fireworks and sparklers. The preparations, and rituals, for the festival typically last five days, with the climax occurring on the third day coinciding with the darkest night of the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. In the Gregorian calendar, the festival generally falls between mid-October and mid-November.

In the lead up to Diwali, celebrants will prepare by cleaning, renovating and decorating their homes and offices to prepare.   During the climax, revelers adorn themselves in their finest clothes, illuminate the interior and exterior of their homes with lamps and candles, offer prayers light fireworks, have family feasts, where sweets and gifts are shared. Diwali is also major cultural event.

Diwali Sparklers are one of the most popular ways for the Indians to illuminate and celebrate this cultural holiday.  The sparklers come in many colors, shapes and sizes but the standard gold, or silver are by far the preferred products.  Many revelers prefer to buy sparklers online and have them shipped to their door steps for the convenience it offers.

Also!  During the festival of Diwali there’s so much to eat – especially Diwali festival food. Here’s what you need to eat for Diwali 2018.

India’s Diwali is one of the most interesting and beautiful festivals in the world. The ‘Festival of Lights’ was traditionally a Hindu celebration but is now one that is also celebrated by Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains, particularly celebrated in India and Nepal.

 The word “Diwali” means, rows of lighted lamps, now you know!