General
This festival is known as the Festival of Lights.
What is Diwali?
These small oil lamps are lit during Diwali.
What are diyas?
These sweet treats are shared with friends and family during Diwali.
What are mithai (sweets)?
Diwali celebrates the return of this hero to Ayodhya after 14 years in exile.
Who is Lord Rama?
This country celebrates Diwali as a major public holiday besides India.
What is Nepal (or Sri Lanka, Fiji, or Trinidad and Tobago)?
Diwali is mainly celebrated by followers of this religion.
What is Hinduism?
People decorate their homes with colorful patterns made of powder or flowers called this.
What is rangoli?
This popular Diwali sweet is made from chickpea flour and ghee.
What is besan ladoo?
The lighting of lamps symbolizes the victory of this over evil.
What is good over evil?
During Diwali, many people exchange these with friends and family.
What are gifts or sweets?
Diwali usually lasts for this many days.
What is five days?
During Diwali, people often clean and decorate this place first.
What is their home?
Families prepare and share food to show this value.
What is togetherness (or sharing/love)?
Lord Rama returned after defeating this demon king.
Who is Ravana?
In some regions, Diwali marks the start of a special time.
What is the Hindu New Year?
The word Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word Deepavali, meaning?
What is 'row of lights'?
Many families light fireworks to represent this.
What is the victory of light over darkness?
Some people avoid this during Diwali as part of their traditions.
What is eating meat (or non-vegetarian food)?
Many people worship this goddess of wealth and prosperity during Diwali.
Who is Goddess Lakshmi?
In modern times, many people decorate their houses with these instead of oil lamps.
What are electric lights (or fairy lights)?
Diwali is celebrated every year in this season.
What is autumn?
People wear these to celebrate Diwali.
What are new clothes?
This dairy-based sweet, often round and soaked in syrup, is a Diwali favorite.
What is gulab jamun?
Sikhs celebrate Diwali to mark the release of this Guru from prison.
Who is Guru Hargobind Ji?
The main message of Diwali is this.
What is the triumph of light over darkness, and good over evil?