Festival of Lights
English
Etymology
From the importance of candles or light during the celebrations.
Proper noun
- (Judaism) Hanukkah.
- 1996, Jewish Life and Thought among Greeks and Romans: Primary Readings:
- […] celebration of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights[.]
- 2012, Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul, →ISBN:
- One of our more Judaically advanced cellmates gave us insightful lessons about the laws and customs of the Festival of Lights.
- (Hinduism) Divali.
- 2000, Meenal Pandya, Here Comes Diwali: The Festival of Lights:
- 2001, Elizabeth A. Raum., Every Day a Holiday:
- Invite a practicing Hindu from your community to speak about the Festival of Lights.
- 2008, Dianne M. MacMillan, Diwali: Hindu Festival of Lights:
- (Myanmar) The Thadingyut Festival.
- 2005, The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre, volume 5: Asia/Pacific, →ISBN:
- The two most important holidays are the Burmese New Year or Water Festival (Thingyan) celebrated in April and the Festival of Lights (Thadingyut) celebrated in October.
See also
References
- "Festival of Lights" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
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