{"id":19307,"date":"2025-09-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/?p=19307"},"modified":"2025-10-17T11:34:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:34:06","slug":"facts-about-diwali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/geography\/general-geography\/facts-about-diwali\/","title":{"rendered":"10 fabulous facts about Diwali!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>It&#8217;s time for vibrant colours, eye-popping fireworks, twinkling lights and delicious food! Ready? Then check out our ten facts about Diwali&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>When is Diwali 2025?<\/h2>\n<p>The exact dates change each year. This year, Diwali is being celebrated on either <strong>Monday 20 October<\/strong> or\u00a0<strong>Tuesday 21 October<\/strong>, depending on where people are in the world.<\/p>\n<h2>Facts about Diwali<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong> Diwali is an important religious festival originating in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/geography\/countries\/country-fact-file-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>India<\/strong><\/a>. People often think of Diwali as a <strong>Hindu<\/strong> festival, but it is also celebrated by <strong>Sikhs<\/strong> and <strong>Jains<\/strong>.*<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong> Diwali takes place annually and lasts for five days, marking the start of the <strong>Hindu New Year<\/strong>. The exact dates change each year and are determined by the position of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/science\/space\/facts-about-the-moon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>moon<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; but it usually falls between <strong>October<\/strong> and <strong>November<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19316\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-3.jpg\" alt=\"Facts about Diwali - food\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-3.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-3-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong> The word <strong><em>Diwali<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(or <em><strong>Deepavali<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0as it\u2019s sometimes called) means &#8220;<em><strong>row of lights<\/strong><\/em>&#8221;\u00a0in an Ancient language of India, called <strong>Sanskrit<\/strong>. During this festival, people decorate their homes with lights and oil lamps, called <em><strong>diyas<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4)<\/strong> For many people, Diwali honours the Hindu goddess of wealth, <strong>Lakshmi<\/strong>. The lights and lamps are said to help Lakshmi find her way into peoples\u2019 homes, bringing prosperity in the year to come!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19313\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-4.jpg\" alt=\"Facts about Diwali - diyas\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-4.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-4-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5)<\/strong> It\u2019s also a celebration of <strong>good triumphing over evil<\/strong>, and different legends based on this theme are associated with Diwali. In northern India, Hindus celebrate the return of the deities (gods) <strong>Rama<\/strong> and <strong>Sita<\/strong> to the city of <strong>Ayodhya<\/strong>, after defeating the evil king <strong>Ravana<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>6)<\/strong> In the region of <strong>Bengal<\/strong>\u00a0people worship the goddess <strong>Kali<\/strong>, the destroyer of evil forces, during Diwali. And in Nepal (a country bordering north-east India), people celebrate <strong>Lord Krishna<\/strong>\u2019s victory over the wicked king <strong>Narakaasura<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19315\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-2.jpg\" alt=\"Facts about Diwali - rangoli\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-2.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-2-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>7)<\/strong> But it\u2019s not just about lights and legends \u2013\u2013 Diwali is a time to have fun with friends and family! People exchange gifts and sweets, enjoy delicious feasts, watch firework displays and wear new clothes. It\u2019s a time to clean and decorate your home, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8)<\/strong><em><strong> Rangoli<\/strong><\/em> is a popular Diwali tradition \u2013\u2013 beautiful patterns made using colourful powders and flowers. People draw rangoli on the floor by the entrance of their homes to welcome the gods and bring good luck!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19314\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"Facts about Diwali - Leicester \" width=\"1175\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-1.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-1-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facts-about-diwali-image-1-1024x652.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1175px) 100vw, 1175px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>9)<\/strong> Today, this fascinating festival is celebrated by thousands of people in countries all around the world. During Diwali, Hindus living outside India gather at places of worship called <strong><em>mandirs<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to leave offerings to deities, watch firework displays and eat yummy food together!<\/p>\n<p><strong>10)<\/strong> The city of <strong>Leicester<\/strong>, in the United Kingdom, holds the largest Diwali celebrations outside of India. Every year, tens of thousands of people gather\u00a0in the streets to enjoy vibrant shows of light, music and dancing!<\/p>\n<h6><em>*Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism are three religions founded in India.<\/em><\/h6>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What did you think about our facts about Diwali? Leave a comment below and let us know!<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for vibrant colours, eye-popping fireworks, twinkling lights and delicious food! Ready? Then check out our ten facts about Diwali&#8230; When is Diwali 2025? The exact dates change each year. This year, Diwali is being celebrated on either Monday 20 October or\u00a0Tuesday 21 October, depending on where people are in the world. Facts about &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/geography\/general-geography\/facts-about-diwali\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">10 fabulous facts about Diwali!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":534,"featured_media":22108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[2387,1136,2382,2386,2383,2384,1135,2385,186,2022,355],"christmas-category":[],"class_list":["post-19307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-geography","tag-celebrations","tag-culture","tag-diwali","tag-diwali-facts","tag-facts-about-diwali","tag-festival-of-lights","tag-festivals","tag-hinduism","tag-india","tag-legends","tag-religion","countries-australia","countries-ireland","countries-new-zealand","countries-united-kingdom"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>10 fabulous facts about Diwali! - National Geographic Kids<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn all about the festival of lights with our ten facts about Diwali. 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