Diwali Worksheets

by Hannah Eliot

Each year in October or November, families celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. Long ago it came after the last harvest, when the people of India asked Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, to bless their crops, and because it is believed she cannot enter a dark home, families gather glittering clay diyas, lanterns and strings of lights. Then come five days of cleaning, rangoli, best outfits, puja, sparklers and fireworks, a feast, the new year and a day for brothers and sisters. A bright first look at a holiday honored by many people all over the world.

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Diwali vocabulary words and comprehension questions

12 vocabulary words and 8 comprehension questions across 3 sections: Beginning · Middle · End.

Vocabulary words include festival, victory, harvest, diya, lantern, decorate, rangoli, outfit, puja, feast, sibling, bond.

Sample questions

Long ago, what did the people of India ask Lakshmi to do?
Why do families gather lights and bright things before Diwali?
Why do families clean their homes on the first day of Diwali?

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