Diwali Festival 2023, Diwali is a five-day festival of lights — commonly celebrated globally by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists — that occurs in October or November each year based on Panchangam, or the Hindu calendar. This year, Diwali is celebrated on Nov. 12.
The origin story of Diwali varies depending on the region. All these stories have one underlying theme — the victory of good over evil.
Diwali Festival 2023: Bandi Chhor Divas Celebrated
Diwali Festival 2023, Sikhs also celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas — which commemorates the release of Guru Hargobind, a revered figure in the faith, who had been imprisoned for 12 years by the Mughal emperor Jahangir and coincides with Diwali.
In Ontario, however, celebrations in Brampton were tempered due to a ban on fireworks in private spaces. City council enacted the ban last year following hundreds of noise complaints. Those in Brampton looking to take part in pyrotechnics could only do so at a city-run event at Sesquicentennial Park, which touted “a dazzling 15-minute fireworks show.”
Diwali Festival 2023, In Manitoba, students at a Winnipeg Sikh school celebrated the festival of lights with singing, dancing and prayers. The students had been rehearsing for the concert since September, principal Amandeep Sran said. They also planned to light Diyas, or oil candles, and fireworks were set to be on display at the end of the show.
Diwali Festival 2023, In British Columbia, visitors to Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, a Hindu temple in Surrey, arrived bright and early to light lamps. Meanwhile, the organization Diwali Fest celebrated its 20th year with performances, art workshops and henna hand designs at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam.
South Asian communities in B.C. are preparing for Diwali this weekend. A local organization, Diwali Fest, has been leading the celebrations for the past 20 years, bringing artists and community members together under one roof
In Nova Scotia, chef Gurpreet Kaur, who is originally from northern India, eschewed her usual eggs and toast fare to feature a Punjabi brunch menu at Selkie’s Neighborhood Diner in Sydney. Dishes include momos, paratha, masala omelette and a traditional pudding.
“As we mark Diwali, we also recognize the many contributions of Canadians from Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and Buddhist communities to our country’s cultural fabric, and we celebrate their role in making Canada the diverse and inclusive place we call home,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement on Sunday.
Diwali Festival 2023, Trudeau, in a separate statement, also wished happy Bandi Chhor Divas to those celebrating, saying, “This holiday is a reminder that when we come together as a society, we can achieve a world that stands for peace, freedom, and community.”
In India, devotees in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, set a Guinness World Record by lighting more than 2.22 million lamps and kept them burning for 45 minutes.
Diwali Festival 2023, In Pakistan, people offered prayers at the Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Karachi, set off firecrackers, shared sweets and exchanged gifts.
Diwali Festival 2023, In Sri Lanka, devotees lit and placed oil lamps at a religious ceremony during the Diwali festival at the Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo.
Diwali Festival 2023, In Britain, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is Hindu, lit candles with his family outside 10 Downing Street before they visited the Vedic Society Hindu Temple in Southampton, England, for Diwali celebrations.
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