{"id":613,"date":"2020-10-16T09:49:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T13:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/?p=613"},"modified":"2020-10-18T22:28:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T02:28:39","slug":"diwali-hinduisms-most-popular-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.godweb.org\/?p=613","title":{"rendered":"Diwali: Hinduism&#8217;s most popular holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godweb.org%2F%3Fp%3D613&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals from South Asia. It is also an occasion for celebration by Jains and Sikhs. Diwali celebrations extend for five days, beginning November 14th . \u00a0The festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance, although the actual legends that go with the festival are different in different parts of India.\u00a0 <a title=\"Hindu festival calendar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/hindu_calendar.htm\">For the full Hindu calendar.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godweb.org%2F%3Fp%3D613&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals from South Asia. 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