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II. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (5pts)

A Hindu festival: Diwali

The festival of Diwali is one of the most important religious festivals in India. It lasts for five days around the end of October. It is the festival of Lakshmi, the Goddess who is in the Hindu religion, brings peace and prosperity. Preparations for the festival begin several weeks before the festival. People clean and decorate their homes, prepare special food and buy new clothes and jewelry to welcome the Goddess in their homes. All over India, people light up their homes with oil lamps and colourful lights.

The celebrations take place on the darkest night of the lunar month, Amavasya. In the evening, fireworks fill the sky to make Diwali a true “Festival of Light”.

1. In which country is Diwali celebrated?

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2. How long is the festival of Diwali?

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3. Which Goddess is it the festival of?

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4. What do people do to prepare for the festival?

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5. Why is Diwali called ‘Festival of Light’?

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Answer 1

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1. In which country is Diwali celebrated?

…………………… India……………………………………………………………………………   _________________________________________________________

2. How long is the festival of Diwali?

………………………… Five days around the end of October………………………………………………………………………     _________________________________________________________

3. Which Goddess is it the festival of?

…………………… It is the festival of Lakshmi, the Goddess who, in the Hindu religion, brings peace and prosperity……………………………………………………………………………    _________________________________________________________

4. What do people do to prepare for the festival?

………………… They clean and decorate their homes, prepare special food and buy new clothes and jewelry………………………………………………………………………………     _________________________________________________________

5. Why is Diwali called ‘Festival of Light’?

………………………………… They take place on the darkest night of the Lunar month………………………………………………………………       _________________________________________________________