Five Days of Diwali, Festival of Lights

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Diwali

     - Excerpt from EBSCO's Explora digital SD83 database: "Diwali celebrates the victory of good over evil and light over darkness. It symbolizes the triumph of knowledge over ignorance. Diwali also celebrates new beginnings as it coincides with the Hindu New Year. Diwali usually falls in late October or November.

The word Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word deepavali. Deepavali means “row of lighted lamps.” During the festival, Indians decorate their homes and offices with earthen oil lamps. The oil lamps are called diyas.

    - Print Resources:
          - Bastion Elementary Library
          - District Resource Centre

    - Digital Resources:
          - Duck Duck Go
          -  Kiddle
          - National Geographic

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Diwali

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Des Indiens célèbrent Diwali, une fête honorant Lakshmi, la déesse hindoue de la richesse.

Diwali est une importante fête hindoue. En Inde, c'est un jour férié national. Diwali dure entre deux et cinq jours, selon les coutumes de la région. Il tombe pendant le mois hindou de Kartika (d'octobre à novembre). Le nom Diwali provient d'un ancien mot indien signifiant « rangée de lumières ». Pendant la fête, les gens décorent leur maison et leur temple avec de petites lampes de terre cuite. Parfois, les gens se rendent visite et échangent des cadeaux ...

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"Diwali." Encyclopédie Découverte, World Book, 2019,
       www.worldbookonline.com/decouverte/article?id=ar832294. Accessed 28 oct.. 2019.

One more day for the Festival du Livre (French Scholastic Book Fair), Thu., Oct 24th

Festival du Livre French book fair sales are at $1300 after our first two days of sales.  Thank you to all students, parents, and staff who have supported this fund raiser by buying French (and English) books, and/or volunteering for sales.


Tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 24th is our last day for sales.  The fair is open at the following times:

7:40-8am, 

little and big recess

after school til 3pm.

The amazing Ms. Denise White covering for Ms. M (aka Murrells-Allaway) is in need of adults/families for the closure and pack up of the fair, 3pm, (Thursday) for approximately an hour.  

Please contact Ms. White at dwhite@sd83.bc.ca if you can assist her at this time or leave a message at 
250-832-3741