Cranberry Area Diversity Network members create art to celebrate Diwali
The inside of the Cranberry Township Municipal Center was notably more colorful than usual on Tuesday night, as members of the Cranberry Area Diversity Network worked to assemble a traditional Indian piece of art called a rangoli to celebrate the holiday of Diwali.
Also called Deepavali, the holiday, known as the “Festival of Lights,” is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world for five days in October or November, based on the lunar calendar. The holiday commemorates the victory of good over evil.
Festival celebrations involve lighting rows of lamps, or diyas, to symbolize the triumph of light over darkness. People celebrate the holiday by spending time with family and friends, cleaning their homes, decorating with diyas and rangoli and worshiping the goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth.
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