12 Traditional Foods for Diwali and the Symbolism Behind Them

woman celebrating diwali with lit candles

Diwali is the ‘Festival of Lights’ that lasts for five days and welcomes the beginning of a new year,  one of the most celebrated holidays in India and among Hindu communities worldwide. It’s a time when families and friends come together to light their homes with earthen lamps called “daiyas’, symbolic of chasing away the […]