Lights of Unity: Celebrating Deepavali 2024 with Joy, Culture, and Tradition

Deepavali, also known as Diwali, will be celebrated on October 31, 2024. This festival of lights is one of the most significant Hindu festivals, symbolising the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. Across Singapore, Little India becomes a vibrant hub of activity, adorned with colorful lights, intricate decorations, and bustling markets offering sweets, traditional clothes, and festive items. Families come together to light oil lamps (diyas), exchange gifts, and enjoy delicious meals and sweets. Temples are filled with devotees offering prayers, while cultural performances and street celebrations add to the festive atmosphere. Deepavali 2024 promises to be a time of joy, unity, and spiritual reflection, bringing communities together in celebration. 

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Diwali, or Deepavali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated across the country by Indians of all faiths. Also called the ‘festival of lights’, Diwali comes in the Hindu lunisolar months of Ashwin and Kartik (late October or early November in the Gregorian calendar). A post-harvest festival, it has several myths associated with it as well.

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