Which religion celebrates the festival of Dewali?
Festival of the Dead All of these gifts are found in small boats which are then released into the water at midnight. For the Hindus the ritual done for the dead ancestors is called Pitri Paksha. It is based on the Hindu lunar calendar and the period lasts for 15 days, falling towards the end of September. In Nepal, the popular festival of Gai Jatra honors the deceased, and is observed in the month of Bhadra, the date of which corresponds to the first day of the month of Gunla in the lunar Nepal Era calendar. The Roman Catholic church celebrates three days of
Festival of the Dead Islands, the ancient Persians, ancient Romans, and the northern nations of Europe. In the Inca religion the entire month of November is 'Ayamarca', which translates to "Festival of the Dead". The Chinese and Buddhist festival is called Ghost Festival. In the 21st century, European traditions mark the celebrations of Halloween. It has been thought that the three day festival of the dead is a ritualistic remembrance of the deluge in which the first night, Halloween depicts the wickedness of the world before flood. The second night then celebrates the saved who survived the deluge and the last night celebrates those