Friday morning, November 1, at 8:47 AM EDT: This would be the new Moon, when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Solar and might not be visual from the Earth. This new Moon is thought of as the darkest evening of the Hindu lunisolar calendar. Diwali or Divali, often referred to as Dipawali or Deepavali, is a very powerful 5 or 6 day pageant of lighting targeted in this new Moon, celebrated through Hindus and different faiths together with Jains, Sikhs, and Newar Buddhists. The title comes from the row (avali) of clay lamps (deepa) celebrants gentle to characterize the interior gentle that protects from religious darkness. Lakshmi Puja or Kali Puja, venerating the goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi, is the central day of the pageant (November 1 this yr). This is a public vacation in many nations with huge Hindu, Sikh, and/or Jain populations, together with Fiji, Guyana, India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
