Hinduism - Diwali festival

This term we have been learning about the Hindu religion. We did some research to begin with to develop our knowledge of the origin of the religion. We learned about some artefacts, Hindu beliefs and rituals as well as learning about the Hindu God's and symbols.
Today we were learning about the festival of Diwali. We all shared our knowledge of the festival and we even remembered performing the story of Rama and Sita a few years ago! We watched a clip about Hinduism and learned about the diyas (symbolic lights).
Here are some pictures of us making our own diyas. Next week we are planning to decorate them too...