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4 The Hindu holiday Diwali is a celebration of good over evil It is the festival of lights
The Ramayana 5 Chapter 1 On the holiday of Diwali people celebrate with strings of lights candles and firecrackers Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights It is a celebration of light over dark and of good over evil Hindus celebrate this holiday by telling the tale of the prince Rama His exciting story follows Rama and Sita A long time ago in India Rama was born Rama was the oldest son of King He had dark skin dark eyes and black curly hair Rama was an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu That means he was a god in human form Vishnu had given Rama his spirit because Rama had a special purpose on Earth Rama was strong handsome and loved by all He was always successful Everyone knew that he would someday become king
