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    Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights, kept in autumn (usually October or November, following the moon, so the date moves).

    Diwali diwali是 a Hindu festival of lights印度教的燈節 kept in autumn在秋天過 usually October or November通常是十月或十一月 following the moon依照月亮走 so the date moves所以日期會變動

    Families clean the house, draw patterns on the floor, set out little oil lamps, share sweets, and often set off . Many people honour Lakshmi, a goddess of good fortune, and the story of Rama coming home after years away.

    Families家家戶戶 clean the house會打掃房子 draw patterns on the floor在地上畫圖案 set out little oil lamps擺出小油燈 share sweets分享甜點 and often set off fireworks還常常放煙火 Many people honour很多人會敬拜 Lakshmi Lakshmi a goddess of good fortune掌管好運的女神吉祥天女 and也紀念 the story of Rama coming home after years away Rama離家多年後回家的故事

    and Jains keep it too, with their own reasons. It can last several days; the main night is the one with lamps.

    Sikhs and Jains錫克教徒和耆那教徒 keep it too也會過這個節日 with their own reasons各自有自己的原因 It can last several days它可以持續好幾天 the main night最重要的那一晚 is the one blazing with lamps是燈火通明的那一晚

    In India and in many Indian communities abroad it is one of the biggest days of the year. In English you also meet Deepavali — same festival, especially in South India.

    In India在印度 and in many Indian communities abroad以及海外很多印度社群裡 it is one of the biggest days of the year這是一年中最重要的日子之一 In English在英文裡 you also meet你也會看到 Deepavali Deepavali這個字 same festival是同一個節日 especially in South India尤其在南印度常這樣叫

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現， 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成Borrowed from Hindi दिवाली (divālī), from Sanskrit dīpāvali, literally “a row of lights”: dīpa “light” + āvali “a series, a line, a row.” Deepavali is the same name in another shape.

同家族的字

  • Deepavalithe same festival; this is the older Sanskrit shape, still the usual name in much of South India
  • diyathe little oil lamp; from the same old word for light that sits inside Diwali

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Diwaliname/d̪ɪˈʋɑː.liː/

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    An annual festival of light, observed during several days in October and November.

    • Around one billion people worldwide and across the U.S. will celebrate Diwali this week.
    • While Diwali is a major religious festival for Hindus, it is also observed by Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。