Diwali This article is about the Hindu festival. For the related Jain festival with the same name, see Diwali (Jainism) . "Dipavali" and "Deepavali" redirect here. For the related Nepalese festival, see Tihar . For the films, see Deepavali (disambiguation) . Diwali or Deepavali is the Hindu festival of lights celebrated every year in autumn in the northern hemisphere (spring in southern hemisphere). [3] [4] It is an official holiday in Fiji , Guyana , India , [5] Malaysia , Mauritius , Myanmar , Nepal , Singapore , Sri Lanka , Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago , and recently Sindh Province in Pakistan. One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, it spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair. [6] [7] [8] Its celebration includes millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doors and windows, around temples and other buildings in the communities and cou