Diwali—Festival of Lights

Did you know that the Hindus refer to ‘fireworks’ as ‘pataka’?  The word ‘pataka‘ was derived from the sound the fireworks make when it goes off!  I don’t know if it is entirely true but according the comedian Russell Peters, it is.  Interestingly enough, the word Diwali (or ‘Deepavali’ as it is sometimes called) means ’row

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