Festival of Lights
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Festival of Lights or Celebration of Light may refer to:
Religious celebrations
[edit]Abrahamic religions
[edit]- Candlemas, a Christian holiday
- Christmas, a Christian holiday
- Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday
- Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday
- Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday
- Saint Lucy's Day, a Christian holiday
Eastern religions
[edit]- Diwali, a religious festival associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism
- Karthika Deepam, a post-Diwali Tamil festival associated with Hinduism
- Kartik Purnima, a post-Diwali religious festival associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism
- Lantern Festival, a Chinese festival, originating in Buddhism, that marks the last day of the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival
- Tazaungdaing festival, a Buddhist festival marking the end of Kathina
Other religions
[edit]Organized events
[edit]United Arab Emirates
[edit]Canada
[edit]- Cavalcade of Lights Festival, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Celebration of Light, a fireworks and light display in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Celebration of Lights, an annual winter light festival in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
- Festival of Northern Lights, held each winter in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
- Peterborough Musicfest, formerly named the Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights, a concert series in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
- Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls, Canada
United States
[edit]- Celebration of Lights, a former winter lights festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Festival of Lights (Hawaii), an annual Christmas celebration in Hawaii
- Holiday Trail of Lights, a multi-city event celebrated in Louisiana and Texas in the United States
- Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, an annual festival on North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
- Nights of Lights, an annual holiday light festival in St. Augustine, Florida
Elsewhere
[edit]- Festival of Lights (Berlin)
- Festival of Lights (Lyon), a French local tradition known as Fête des lumières
- Festival of Lights (Zagreb)
- Festival of Lights (New Plymouth), a summer event of lights and performances in New Zealand
- Jerusalem Festival of Light, an annual outdoor summer art festival
- Guangzhou International Light Festival, Guangzhou, China
- Nationwide Festival of Light, a series of rallies by conservative Christian groups in September 1971 in the United Kingdom
- Light Night, an annual festival in Leeds, United Kingdom
- Vivid Sydney
- Kobe Luminarie, Kobe, Japan
- Signal Festival, Prague
Other uses
[edit]- Festival of Lights (film), a 2010 film
- Festival of Light Australia, an advocacy group