(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) When is Diwali? The dates of the festival are based on the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling in late October or early November. This year, the holiday is being ...

The festival, that is spread over a period of five days, also marks the beginning of the new year in the Hindu calendar, and celebrates the year’s last rice-crop harvest, as per JSTOR.

From religious and cultural holidays to region-specific commemorations, the holiday calendars across the 50 states and the ...

Here are four things about the festival: 1. It happens on a no-moon night Diwali is spread over five days and falls in the Hindu calendar month of Karthik. To celebrate, firecrackers are lit ...

(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) The dates of the festival are based on the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling in late October or early November. This year, the holiday is being celebrated on ...

(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) The dates of the festival are based on the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling in late October or early November. This year, the holiday is being celebrated on Oct.