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What is Diwali also known as?

1. The festival of wealth
2. The festival of light
3. Diwali-Fest
4. Christmas

What does Diwali symbolise?

1. The victory of good over evil
2. The battle between wisdom and stupidity
3. The longest day of the year
4. A lunar eclipse

Which of these would you NOT usually do at Diwali?

1. Light candles
2. Decorate house
3. Light firecrackers
4. Give each other chocolate coins

Diwali is the five-day Festival of Lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world. Diwali is a festival of new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over __________ .
Welk woord hoort er op de open plek?

What do you traditionally eat at Diwali?

1. Grilled meat
2. Chicken pastries
3. Mainly vegetables
4. Sweets & oil-fried pastries

Where on Earth is Diwali celebrated?

1. Caribbean
2. Eastern Europe
3. South Asia
4. Canada

How long does Diwali last?

1. About an hour
2. 1 day
3. 4-5 days
4. 3 weeks

Diwali honours the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. What is Lakshmi the goddess of?

1. Wealth
2. Wisdom
3. Power
4. Tulips

What sparked the idea for entrepreneur Joyce Kingsley to start a group in Little India?

1. The need for more men-owned businesses
2. The desire to connect women in business
3. The lack of government funding for businesses
4. The need for more shopping malls in the area

During the period of Diwali, what activity is believed to bring you good luck for the year ahead?

1. Baking cakes
2. Playing cards
3. Hugging
4. Donating to charity

Why do Indians gamble during Diwali?

1. To clear their debts
2. To invoke Goddess Lakshmi for financial luck around the year
3. To plant revenge on their enemies
4. For fun!

There is no public holiday for Diwali in which of the following countries?

1. Singapore
2. Thailand
3. Trinidad & Tobago
4. Fiji

What dessert did the narrator try at the Joshi Restaurant and was ranked as a 10 out of 10 by him?

1. Gulab Jamun
2. Rasgolla
3. Laddoo
4. Jalebi

Every year the biggest Diwali celebration outside of India is where?

1. Manchester
2. London
3. Leicester
4. Liverpool

When is Diwali 2023?

The festival is usually some time between October and November, with the date changing each year.

This year Diwali takes place over five days from 10 November to 14 November with the main day of celebration on Sunday 12 November.

How many people celebrate Diwali every year?

1. 80.000
2. 180.000
3. 8.000.000
4. 1.000.000.000

Who celebrates Diwali?

1. Hindus
2. Muslims
3. Sikhs
4. Christians

Why did the British want the Indians to worship their god according to this video?

1. Because they believed in religious tolerance
2. Because their god was the one true god
3. Because they wanted to convert the Indians to their religion
4. Because they wanted to establish cultural dominance

Diwali valt elk jaar op een andere dag, aangezien de datum wordt bepaald aan de hand van de hindoekalender.

Lichtfeest kan verwijzen naar:

Chanoeka (jodendom)

Divali (hindoeïsme)

Kerstmis en Sint Maarten. Door het delen van zijn mantel bracht Sint Maarten licht in het leven van de arme bedelaar. (christendom)

Zonnewende (Luciafeest of Midwinterse lichtfeesten)

Mouloudfeest of Mawlid an-Nabi (Het Mouloudfeest wordt ook wel een lichtfeest genoemd omdat Mohammed als ‘het licht in de wereld’ werd gezien: hij verloste de mensen uit de duisternis en gaf hen de mogelijkheid om gelovigen te worden.)

Loi Krathong (Boeddhistisch)