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When was Jesus really born?

By Dr. Jason W. Snyder – Special to Higher Ground

A record 2.51 million earthen oil lamps are lit along the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of Diwali, creating a new Guinness World Record, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Indians celebrate Diwali by lighting a record number of clay lamps

By Biswajeet Banerjee - Associated Press

Fishermen row their boat amidst morning smog in the river Yamuna as toxic foam floats in the river ahead of Diwali festival in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Use of smoke-emitting firecrackers renews air pollution debate in India’s capital ahead of Diwali

By Verda Subzwari - Associated Press

Fireworks light up the city skyline during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Millions of Indians set a new world record celebrating Diwali as worries about air pollution rise

By Biswajeet Banerjee - Associated Press

Spectators look on during the Diwali festival at a Times Square celebration, Oct. 7, 2017, in New York. New York City will add the Hindu festival of Diwali to the list of public school holidays in recognition of the growth of the city's South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday, June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

NYC will add Diwali as a public school holiday, but there’s a catch this year

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men of the Kiryat Sanz Hasidic sect pray on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean Sea as they participate in a Tashlich ceremony, in Netanya, Israel, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Tashlich, which means "to cast away" in Hebrew, is the practice in which Jews go to a large flowing body of water and symbolically "throw away" their sins by throwing a piece of bread, or similar food, into the water before the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) **FILE**

Conn. school board drops Jewish holy days from school calendar, rejects Hindu festival of Diwali

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

President George Washington, as painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1796, now in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: During the Festival of Lights, George Washington’s words are worth remembering

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

People play with fireworks during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Prayagraj, India, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. Hindus across the country are celebrating Diwali where people decorate their homes with lights and burst fireworks. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

India celebrates Diwali amid pandemic, pollution fears

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and SHONAL GANGULY - Associated Press

People light lamps on the banks of river Saryu in Ayodhya, India, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. The northern Indian city of Ayodhya kept its Guinness World Record for a second straight year by lighting more than 584,572 oil lamps and keeping them burning for at least 45 minutes on the banks of the river Saryu as part of the celebration of Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of lights. (AP Photo/Rajeev Bhatt)

Indian holy city lights record number of oil lamps

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE - Associated Press

In this Dec. 2017 photo, a 24-foot aluminum star fabricated by Bessler Welding stands 50 feet above VFW Park in East Peoria's Winter Wonderland in East Peoria, Ill., to honor Alan Henricks' mother Cecelia, a longtime volunteer for the city's Festival of Lights, who died in September. (Matt Dayhoff/Journal Star via AP)

New star shines atop East Peoria bluff in memory of couple

By SCOTT HILYARD - Associated Press

Dickinson Festival of Lights opens amid Harvey recovery

By MARISSA BARNETT - Associated Press

Residential buildings are decorated with colorful lights, as a firecracker lights up, during Diwali festival in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. Worried especially by the impact on the health of children, the Supreme Court this year banned the sale of firecrackers, that is usually in huge demand across the country as the evening sky is lit up by the festivities, in the Indian capital and neighboring areas to prevent a toxic haze after the Diwali nights that has residents hiding indoors. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

AP PHOTOS: Indians mark Diwali amid pollution concerns

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This Nov. 13, 2016 photo shows performers in a Diwali celebration at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, Calif. Diwali is a festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains in India and other countries, but the holiday is becoming better known in the U.S. with more public celebrations here. The Diwali celebration at Disneyland Resort, which includes performances of traditional Indian dances and a Bollywood dance party for guests, is part of a festival of holidays at the theme park reflecting cultural traditions from around the world. The Disney festival begins Nov. 10 this year and runs through Jan. 7. (Scott Brinegar/Disneyland Resort via AP)

Diwali festivals grow in US, from Disney to Times Square

By BETH J. HARPAZ - Associated Press