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Diwali and India - Coggle Diagram
Diwali and India
Festival of Lights = Diwali
They decorate their homes (rangolis, diyas)
Lasts for 5 days
Celebrated in India, in the U.S.A., in Dubai, in Islamabad, in Pakistan, in the U.K. (United Kingdom)
For families and friends
Eat traditional food
Fireworks
New year
Other name = Deepawali
Offering of gifts / presents
Triumph of light over darkness / of good evil
In other countries, celebrated by celebrities
Celebrated by millions of Hindus
Illuminations
Bollywood dances
Women's traditional clothe = Sari
Geography
Continent = Asia
Capital city = New Delhi
Mountain Range = The Himalayas
Other name = Bharat
Bordering seas = Bay of Bengal & Arabian Sea
Ocean = Indian Ocean
Nationality = Indians
Currency = money = The RUPEE
Monument = Taj Mahal
Flag
Orange / Saffron
Courage
Navy blue wheel
Righteousness
White
Peace and truth
Green
Prosperity
Horizontal stripes
Religions
Hindus
Cows are sacred
Diwali / Deepawali
Holi
Gods = Goddess Lakshimi and Lord Ganesha
British Empire / Past
1947 = Independence
Mahatma Gandhi helped them for the Independence
1757 = Britain took control
1858 = India became a COLONY
Queen Victoria = Empress of India