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Diwali is a family festival. It's called the 'Festival of Lights'. It's a
celebration of the victory of 'good' over 'bad' with special lights
or 'diyas', and candles. The family is important in traditional
Diwali activities.
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We usually celebrate Diwali in October or November at the start of
the Hindu New Year. The festival is five days of celebrations.
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It's an international festival, but India's got a bigger Hindu population
than any other country, so it's very important there. Other countries
with Hindus also celebrate it, for example, Nepal, Sri Lanka,
Malaysia, Singapore and parts of Europe.
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It's important for people and their houses to be clean. We also wear
more colourful clothes than usual: yellow, red and green. Diwali is a
festival of colour! Family is always important to Hindus, but during
Diwali it's even more important. People celebrate with their families
at home and they eat special meals. It's a wonderful time!​