Diwali · World Questions

Which of these have you or your family actually done during the five days of Diwali?

Which of these countries does not treat Diwali as a national holiday, yet gives national-holiday status to a different Hindu festival?

One country counts Hinduism among its officially recognised religions and gives it a national holiday — but that day is not actually Diwali. Which country?

Diwali is really five days, each addressing something different. If you could only join one, which would you pick?

Which country counts Hinduism among its officially recognised religions and gives it a national holiday — but that day is not actually Diwali?

If you could take part in one custom from Diwali's five-day season, which day would you choose?

One country counts Hinduism among its officially recognised religions and gives it a national holiday — but that day is not Diwali. It is another new year kept by the region where the country's Hindu population is concentrated, and the whole island falls silent. Which country is it?

Diwali's five days each address a different relationship — acquiring wealth, lighting lamps, community and livestock, and siblings. Which of these resonates with you the most?

Which of these countries gives a Hindu festival a national holiday — but the day is not Diwali?

Diwali's five days each carry a different focus — which one feels closest to the festive mood you know?

Among these four countries, which one lists Diwali as a nationwide holiday observed through its five-day ritual sequence?

Has your city or school ever adjusted its calendar for a religious holiday outside the local majority faith?

In which of these places is Diwali not a national religious holiday, yet a city passed a law closing public schools on the day?

If you could only observe one day of the five-day Diwali season, which would you pick?

Indonesia, Taiwan, China, and Brazil all lack Diwali as a national holiday — but one of them officially recognises Hinduism and gives it a national holiday of its own, just not on the day of Diwali. Which one?

Diwali's five days each centre on something different: buying gold on Dhanteras, lighting lamps on the main day, heaping food offerings on Govardhan Puja, or exchanging gifts between siblings on Bhai Dooj. Which day would you most want to experience?

The passage says one country lists a certain religion among its officially recognised faiths and gives it a national holiday — but that day is not Diwali, it's the local believers' own new year. Which country?

On the last day of Diwali, Bhai Dooj, sisters perform the Tika ceremony and pray for their brothers' long life, and brothers give gifts in return. In your own culture, is there a festival or custom where siblings bless or give gifts to each other like this?

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How many days does Diwali last for you?

Guess: which community also made the first of Diwali's five days a national day of medicine?

Guess: which community has a whole day when an entire island goes quiet — no lights, no going out, the airport closed?