Wear your favourite cultural clothes or semi-formal attire, bring your friends and come celebrate Diwali with us in the CAW Commons on the 28th at 7:00 pm!
First 200 people through the door will receive their choice of Mango Lassi or Samosa
Early bird ticket sales end Tuesday Oct 25. Starting Wed Oct 26 tickets will be $10.
All are welcome! You do not have to celebrate Diwali to attend this event. We look forward to seeing you there!
Diwali (dee-vah-li) also known as Deepavali (dee-pah-vuh-li) or the Festival of Lights is a five-day celebration of good triumphing over evil. It is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Newar Buddhists around the world.
For Hindus, it marks the start of a new year and celebrates epic tales of victory in the ancient Sanskrit epic, Ramayana. For Sikhs, Diwali is about honouring the day that Guru Hargobind Ji, the sixth Sikh Guru, was freed from imprisonment. For Jains, Diwali celebrates Lord Mahivara’s attainment of nirvana (spiritual enlightenment). Buddhists celebrate it as the day Hindu Emperor Ashoka converted to Buddhism.
