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Diwali é a maior celebração da Índia, comemorada por mais de um bilhão de pessoas de várias religiões. Saiba o significado, as lendas e as tradições deste festival de cinco dias que representa o triunfo da luz sobre as trevas e do bem sobre o mal.
O Diwali (também Deepavali ou Deepawali) é uma festa religiosa hindu, conhecida também como o festival das luzes. Durante o Diwali, celebrado uma vez ao ano, as pessoas estreiam roupas novas, dividem doces e lançam fogos de artifício.
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- The meaning of Diwali—and its many legends
- How Diwali is celebrated
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Observed by more than a billion people across faiths, this five-day festival of lights brings prayer, feasts, fireworks and, for some, a new year.
Diwali is India’s most important festival of the year—a time to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil. Widely observed among more than a billion people from a variety of faiths across India and its diaspora, the five days of Diwali are marked by prayer, feasts, fireworks, family gatherings, and charitable giving. For some, Diwali is also the beginning of a new year.
But Diwali is perhaps best known as a festival of lights. Derived from the Sanskrit dipavali, which means “row of lights,” Diwali is known for the brightly burning clay lamps that celebrants line up outside their homes. (See dazzling pictures of Diwali, the festival of lights.)
The dates of this festival are based on the Hindu lunar calendar, which marks each month by the time it takes the moon to orbit Earth. Diwali begins just before the arrival of a new moon between the Hindu months of Asvina and Kartika—which typically falls in October or November of the Gregorian calendar.
Diwali is so widely celebrated—it’s an important religious festival for Hindus, but is also observed among Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists—that it has no single origin story. But while each religion has its own historical narrative behind the holiday, they all ultimately represent the victory of good over evil.
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Diwali: Festival of Lights
In India, one of the most significant festivals is Diwali, or the festival of lights. It's a five-day celebration that includes good food, fireworks, colored sand, and special candles and lamps.
In Hinduism alone—which is considered the world’s oldest living religion, dating back to the second millennium B.C.—there are several versions of the Diwali story that vary among geographic communities. These, however, are all epic tales of victory won by men who were considered incarnations of the Hindu god Vishnu, regarded as the sustainer of the universe, and whose role it is to restore the balance of good and evil in times of trouble.
Just as the legends of Diwali differ from region to region so, too, do the holiday’s rituals. What most have in common, though, are the abundance of sweets, family gatherings, and the lighting of clay lamps that symbolize the inner light that protects each household from spiritual darkness.
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A potter arranges earthen lamps, which are used to decorate homes and temples during Diwali, at a workshop in Ahmedabad, India, on November 9, 2020.
Photograph by Amit Dave, Reuters
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During Diwali, many people decorate their floors with rangoli, or intricate and colorful designs made from powder, rice, flower petals, or sand.
Diwali is a five-day festival that marks the triumph of good over evil and the victory of various deities across faiths. Learn about the legends, rituals, and traditions of Diwali, and how it is observed by more than a billion people in India and beyond.
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12 de nov. de 2023 · O Diwali, um dos principais festivais da Índia, transcende em muito os limites do país e da religião que o tornou famoso: hoje é celebrado por milhões de pessoas pertencentes a pelo menos quatro religiões em todo o mundo. A palavra Diwali é derivada do sânscrito dipavali, que significa “fila de luzes”.
13 de set. de 2024 · Diwali (Divali) is a major Hindu religious festival that lasts for five days during the lunar months of Ashvina and Karttika (October–November). The name is derived from the Sanskrit term dipavali, meaning “row of lights,” which are lit on the new-moon night.
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- Diwali, also spelled Divali, is one of the major religious festivals in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism. The name is derived from the Sanskrit term...
- Diwali is one of the major religious festivals in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Although not a primary festival of Buddhism, Diwali is celebrated...
- Since the 18th century, Diwali has been celebrated in Sikhism as the time of Guru Hargobind’s return to Amritsar from captivity in Gwalior, an echo...
- Diwali is an important festival in Jainism. For the Jain community, the festival commemorates the enlightenment and liberation (moksha) of Mahavira...
- Observances of Diwali differ depending on region and tradition. Among Hindus the most widespread custom is the lighting of diyas (small earthenware...
O festival Diwali ocorre no final de outubro ou início de novembro. Cai no dia 15 do mês hindu de Kartik, portanto, varia a cada ano. Cada um dos quatro dias do festival de Diwali é marcado por uma tradição diferente.
9 de nov. de 2023 · Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and the diaspora. Over five days, people take part in festive gatherings, fireworks displays, feasts and prayer.
