Happy Diwali

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isn't it always around the same time as eid?

during Diwali, do you worship a specific diety? or is it just a general celebration

:) i know little about hinduism, so i'm curious

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I think Diwali is always around October/November time, has nothing to do with Eid and the Islamic calender.

All I know is that it is the festival of lights and that people who celebrate light Diyah (sp) around there homes and that it also has something to do with the homecoming of Rama or is it Ravan (i think). Someone should google.

Edited.
There you go.
http://members.tripod.com/~jennifer_polan/diwali.html
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/Festivals/Diwali.html

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Ram was king of ayodhya and ravan was a devil king of sri lanka , after killing ravan and his excile was over, Ram returned to ayodhya on this day .
Thats diwali.

Happy and prosperous diwali to you all.

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Yes, it is a lunar calendar. This year Diwali is on Oct 30, Nov 1, 2 and 3. For some reason Oct 30 is a non-Diwali day. Happy Diwali to all and come to my house to eat some mithaai.

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Why would you skip Oct 31st?

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^^ typo :p

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^ twice?

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^ multiple typo syndrome more commonly known as muts

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Happy Divali to all of us who are celebrating, especially to the dung beetle who doesnt clear out their pm box!

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Happy Dewali to all Guppies !

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It has to do with the lunar calendar. Not an expert on this but the weird thing is that due to skipping Oct 31, Nov 1 has two Diwali days on the same day. Apparently the 14 th lunar day and 15 th (called Amawasya) new moon night are on the same solar day (Nov 1.) Now you know.