{"id":7219,"date":"2025-10-16T15:54:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/art\/?p=7219"},"modified":"2025-10-16T15:54:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:54:51","slug":"diwali-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/art\/2025\/10\/16\/diwali-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Diwali 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To celebrate <strong>Diwali<\/strong>, the <strong>Festival of Lights<\/strong>, our <strong>Year 2 children<\/strong> explored the meaning and traditions of this special festival, which is celebrated by millions of people around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The children learned that <strong>Diwali<\/strong> is a time for joy, light, and togetherness. Families decorate their homes with <strong>diyas<\/strong> \u2014 small oil lamps \u2014 to symbolise the triumph of <strong>light over darkness<\/strong> and <strong>good over evil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using their <strong>colouring and collage skills<\/strong>, the children designed and decorated their own <strong>beautiful Diya lamps<\/strong>. They experimented with <strong>bright colours, tissue paper, sequins, and patterns<\/strong>, creating artwork that reflects the vibrancy and excitement of Diwali celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each Diya is unique, just like the children who made them \u2014 together they create a glowing display of creativity, happiness, and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>Happy Diwali!<\/strong>\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year Diwali starts on 21<sup>st<\/sup> Oct 2025 and lasts for 5 days<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" data-id=\"7220\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_8200-e1760630066398.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7220\" 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