FOR ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY celebrations, Vancouver’s Diwali Fest is inviting the public to a grand-scale Indian wedding.
The theme crosses over multiple events for the festival that marks the biggest holiday on the Indian calendar. Traditionally, the celebrations encompass dance, music, and storytelling; fireworks; gifts of sweets; rangolis (traditional floor patterns made of coloured sand or powder); and the lighting of diyas (small clay oil lamps). Read the full article here.