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Festival of lights

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  1. 1
    Hanukkah. Judaism

    "[…] celebration of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights[.]"

  2. 2
    Divali. Hinduism

    "Invite a practicing Hindu from your community to speak about the Festival of Lights."

  3. 3
    The Thadingyut Festival. Myanmar

    "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."

Noun
  1. 1
    (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC wordnet

Etymology

From the importance of candles or light during the celebrations.

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