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Summary of Question:	Isn't Diwali A Sikh Holiday Also?
Category:	Other
Date Posted:	Wednesday, 10/24/2001 12:10 AM MDT

waheguru ji ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji ki fateh

i have always heard that diwali is an sikh holiday also we dont celebrate the same thing hindu do but we do celebrate it why would they put candles at golden tample if it was not an sikh holiday. can u please tell me more thanks

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Sat Siri Akaal. I have always understood Divali to be a holiday far older than Sikhi. But it is so widely celebrated in India, it is not unlike Christmas celebrations in the USA, where a whole lot of people celebrate Christmas but are not, in their minds, celebrating the birth of Christ. So, Divali cannot be said to be a SIKH gurpurb, but it is celebrated by Sikhs. That is the difference.

-DKK