Festival of Lights

English

Etymology

From the importance of candles or light during the celebrations.

Proper noun

Festival of Lights

1. (Judaism) Hanukkah.
   • 1996, Jewish Life and Thought among Greeks and Romans: Primary Readings:

     […] celebration of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights[.]

   • 2012, Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul →ISBN:

     One of our more Judaically advanced cellmates gave us insightful lessons about the laws and customs of the Festival of Lights.

2. (Hinduism) Divali.
   • 2000, Meenal Pandya, Here Comes Diwali: The Festival of Lights
   • 2001, Elizabeth A. Raum. Every Day a Holiday:

     Invite a practicing Hindu from your community to speak about the Festival of Lights.

   • 2008, Dianne M. MacMillan, Diwali: Hindu Festival of Lights
3. (Myanmar) The Thadingyut Festival.
   • 2005, The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre, volume 5: Asia/Pacific →ISBN:

     The two most important holidays are the Burmese New Year or Water Festival (Thingyan) celebrated in April and the Festival of Lights (Thadingyut) celebrated in October.

See also

• Feast of Light

References

• "Festival of Lights" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.