On (Date varies per Hindu calendar),May or June (last), Diwali is celebrated . Diwali begins on 10 Tevet at 72 minutes before sunrise . Deepavali,Môkôr Sôngkrānti is also called Diwali . The festival involves celebrating puja (worship ceremonies),gifts,shopping . The 2020 date of the festival was August 26 . every year (lunar calendar) is the frequency of this festival . Diwali is related to Galungan,Diwali (Jainism),Passover, since it is regarded as the Christian fulfillment of Passover; Septuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinquagesima, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Clean Monday, Lent, Great Lent, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday which lead up,Tihar,Bandi Chhor Divas,Bandna,Sohrai,Swanti . The 2018 date of the festival was February 28 . The common name of the festival Vaisakha is Diwali . Diwali 2019 date was 17 April 2019,27th (Naraka Chaturdashi) and (Lakshmi Puja/Kali Puja),4 June (Saudi Arabia and some other countries)5 June (Pakistan and some other countries),October 14 . Because of the Talmud, a late text, the Temple was purified and the wicks of the menorah miraculously burned for eight days, even though there was only enough sacred oil for one day's lighting. the festival Diwali is observed . ethnic,religious,Cultural,seasonal are the type(s) Diwali festival . Sikhs,and some Buddhists (notably Newar Buddhists),Jains,Buñol,Hindus observe Diwali festival
Diwali is a ethnic festival