The recommended calendar for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year shows that schools will take the day off on Oct. 20 for Diwali, a festival of lights celebrated by a billion people around the world ...

Two children show how their family prepares for Diwali in their home and in their community. They explain what the festival means and share Hindu traditions. There is a reference to Rama and Sita.

This unit introduces Diwali, the Hindu 'Festival of Light'. The first session includes cleaning and getting ready for the celebration and begins the story of Rama and Sita. The prince is banished ...

Diwali is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the finding the ... This year, the festival will also introduce the NYC School Holiday, inviting children from borough schools across the city ...

Flagging the Hindutva threats to a Shimla School which was forced to withdraw an Eid event, activists have warned the popular ...