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Festival of Lights

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Festival of Lights or Celebration of Light may refer to:

Religious celebrations

Abrahamic religions

Eastern religions

  • Diwali, a religious festival associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism
  • Karthikai Deepam, a post-Diwali Tamil festival associated with Hinduism
  • Kartik Poornima, a post-Diwali religious festival associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism
  • Lantern Festival, a Chinese festival of lantern lights, originating in Buddhism, that marks the last day of the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival
  • Tazaungdaing festival, a Buddhist festival marking the end of Kathina

Organized events

Canada

  • Cavalcade of Lights Festival, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Celebration of Light, a fireworks and light display in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Celebration of Lights, an annual winter light festival in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
  • Festival of Northern Lights, held each winter in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
  • Peterborough Musicfest, formerly named the Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights, a concert series in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
  • Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls, Canada

United States

  • Celebration of Lights, a former winter lights festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Festival of Lights (Hawaii), an annual Christmas celebration in Hawaii
  • Holiday Trail of Lights, a multi-city event celebrated in Louisiana and Texas in the United States
  • Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, an annual festival on North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

Elsewhere

  • Berlin Festival of Lights
  • Festival of Lights (Lyon), a French local tradition known as Fête des lumières
  • Festival of Lights (New Plymouth), a summer event of lights and performances in New Zealand
  • Jerusalem Festival of Light, an annual outdoor summer art festival
  • Guangzhou International Light Festival, Guangzhou, China
  • Nationwide Festival of Light, a series of rallies by conservative Christian groups in September 1971 in the United Kingdom
  • Vivid Sydney
  • Kobe Luminarie, Kobe, Japan
  • Signal Festival, Prague

Other uses

festival of lights - guides to the festivals

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