What is the festival of lights?

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There are two different festivals of lights. One is Diwali, a religious festival associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism often referred to as the Festival of Lights. It is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn (northern hemisphere) or spring (southern hemisphere) every year. Diwali is one of the largest and brightest festivals in Hinduism.



Another festival of light is Hanukkah which is the Jewish Festival and it remembers the rededication of the second Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. This happened in the 160s BC (before Jesus was born). (Hanukkah is the Jewish word for ‘dedication’). The story of Hanukkah is preserved in the books of the First and Second Maccabees.




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