Diwali - A Holiday For Children in India And All Over The World

Diwali, India’s Festival Of Light, is the largest and most important holiday for the global Indian community. It is a time when the entire family gets together to participate in wellness traditions and festivities that hark back to the days of ancient India. Diwali is especially wonderful for kids.

Diwali celebrates light as a source of inner strength. A row of glittering clay lamps is lit up on the darkest night of the month to awaken the power of our inner light. Kids are taught this concept from a very young age. It is also a time when they wear traditional clothing and participate in festivity for a stretch of five days. A national holiday in India, schools are closed and people travel to their native towns for family reunions. The day after Diwali marks the first day of the Indian business year.

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A child’s Diwali celebration is marked by storytelling, cooking, decorating the house with diyas or traditional clay lamps, family prayers offered to Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth, fireworks, sparklers and gifts from uncles, aunts and family members.

National Geographic Kids features a wonderful story named Diwali, India’s Festival of Light. Read here for more about this.

And here is a wonderful video prepared by the UMR India Association in 2005 that tells the Diwali story.

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