Celebrate Diwali: The Festival of Light

The first time that I experienced a Diwali celebration I was surprised to see fireworks and lanterns in the streets of an urban city during the autumn season. It was exciting to learn about the tradition of lighting diya oil lamps and gathering with friends and family to celebrate this festival of light. Students will enjoy learning about this cultural festival too. There are many visual arts activities that you can do to honor Diwali, including creating colourful rangoli designs, mehndi patterns, as well as designs for diya lamps. There is a film about Diwali from the National Film Board of Canada in both English and French here: https://www.onf.ca/film/des_lumieres_pour_gita/ 

 Check out this Madame Giraffe resource about Diwali in both French and English.