Girls make a design pattern called a rangoli on Diwali, at the Cotton University hostel in Guwahati, India, on Nov 4, 2021. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto via Getty Images) It’s also marked by raucous parties and fireworks displays, often throughout the night."This festival is as important to Hindus as the Christmas holiday is to Christians," writes National Geographic. When is Diwali 2021 and who celebrates it?Diwali is celebrated over five days with the main festival taking place on Nov.
4. It occurs annually in autumn during the Hindu month of Kartik — begins around mid-October and ends in mid-November, according to the Farmer’s Almanac."Specifically, Diwali occurs on the darkest day of the lunar month, which is the day of the new.