The opportunity to share our language and culture at Otahuhu is always available to us. This is something we love about our school. We celebrate our diversity AND the many things we have in common.
This particular week we had the opportunity to celebrate Diwali along with our Indian language. See here how members of our class dressed up and also enjoyed the celebrations of this very special week.
From one of our research sites: Diwali is India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year. The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (deepa) that Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness. This festival is as important to Hindus as the Christmas holiday is to Christians.