Deepavali or Diwali‚ popularly known as the "festival of lights‚" is a five-day Hindu festival[3] which starts on Dhanteras‚ celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnight) of the Hindu calendar month Ashwin and ends on Bhaubeej‚ celebrated on second lunar day of Shukla paksha of the Hindu calendar month Kartik. Dhanteras usually falls eighteen days after Dussehra. In the Gregorian calendar‚ Diwali falls between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is an official holiday
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Diwali Diwali (also spelt Divali in other countries) or Dīpāvali (Tamil: தீபாவளி‚ Gujarati: દિવાળી‚ Hindi: दिवाली‚ Kannada: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ‚ Konkani: धाकली दिवाळी‚ Malayalam: ദീപാവലി‚ Marathi: दिवाळी‚ Nepali: दिपावली‚ Oriya: ଦୀପାବଳୀ‚ Sanskrit: दीपावली‚ Telugu: దీపావళి‚ Urdu: دیوالی)‚ also popularly known as the Festival of Lights‚ is an important 5-day festival in Hinduism‚ Sikhism and Jainism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is an official holiday in India [1]‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad &
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Diwali This is the story of a prince called Rama‚ who fell in love with a beautiful princess called Sita‚ Rama and Sita got married. The king wanted Rama to become king but one of his wives asked that her son be made king and Rama to be sent into the forest for 14 years. The king was very sad but he had promised his wife she could have anything she wanted‚ so he sent Rama and Sita away. Ramas brother Lakshman also went with them. They obediently lived in the forest for many years‚ then one
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Tihar (Dipawali) - everything you ever wanted to know about Tihar... its all here! About Tihar : The Nepali festival Tihar is also known by many names such as Dipawali or Bhai Tika or Laxmi Puja or as a festival of lights. It is a five-days festival‚ which comes soon after the Dashain Festival‚ and Tihar is all about worshiping of different animals such as crow‚ dog‚ cow‚ and worshiping of the Hindu Goddess of Fortune or Wealth (Goddess Laxmi)‚ and cooking great meals at home
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Set aside time for your studies 2 1.4 Introduction to the module 2 2. Reasons for study 3 3. Information gathering skills 13 4. Note taking skills 18 5. Report writing skills 21 6. Reading skills 30 7. Time management skills 35 8. Essay writing skills 41 9. Group work skills 50 10. Methods of teaching and learning 69 11. Presentation skills 71 12. Re-evaluation of skills 74 Appendices 76 Appendix 1: Cut-out sheets 76 Appendix 2: The Triad Checklist 77
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AN ESSAY ON MY FAVOURITE FESTIVAL India is a multicultural land where various languages are spoken‚ may religious and customs observed‚ and may festivals are celebrated. Each festival has a religious or mythological significance behind it. All festivals are celebrated with enthusiasm and traditional gaiety. Children especially enjoy them a great deal. The family usually prepares for the festival well in advance. Clothes are bought‚ the house is cleaned and white washed. Everything begins to glitter
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Divali/Diwali What is Diwali? The name Diwali is a contraction of “Deepavali”; this is also means The Festival of Lights or Row of Lamps. This is one of the most important festivals in Hinduism and marks the attainment of moksha .Diwali falls on one new moon right between Mid-October and Mid-November‚ it is celebrated for five (5) days according to the Hindu calendar. This is believed that the time of transition from darkness to light-the light that empowers them to commit themselves to good
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Deepavali Diwali or Divali also known as Deepavali and the "festival of lights"‚ is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year. The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness‚ knowledge over ignorance‚ good over evil‚ and hope over despair. The festival preparations and rituals typically extend over a five day period‚ but the main festival night of Diwali coincides with the darkest‚ new moon night of the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. In the Gregorian calendar
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What is Diwali? 1. The Diwali or Deepavali festival marks the victory of good over evil The Sanskrit word “Deepavali” means “an array of lights” and signifies the victory of brightness over darkness It is commonly celebrated by decorating homes with lamps and candles‚ bursting of firecrackers and sparklers‚ eating sweets and other mouthwatering dishes‚ praying to Gods and Goddesses‚ observing religious rituals‚ wearing new dresses and sending wishes and gifts to one another. When is
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and Nepal‚ or where there are large Indian communities living such as in Canada‚ Britain‚ and New Zealand. Diwali is also known as Deepavali‚ the "deep" meaning "light" or "lamp"‚ and "avali" meaning "row" This "row of lights" is represented by lighting lamps everywhere during Diwali. The thirteenth day from Poornima (Full Moon) (Dhanatrayodashi or Dhanteras). This is the first day of Diwali. "Dhan" means "wealth" and teras means thirteenth day. This is the day for celebrating the goddess Lakshmi
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