Diwali

At Montclair’s first Diwali festival: Joy, dancing, celebration, visibility (PHOTOS)
An estimated 1,300 to 1,400 people joined AAPI Montclair outside the Montclair Art Museum Saturday for Light Up Montclair — the township's first large-scale Diwali celebration. Diwali is known as the festival of lights, and celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists, marked by harvest celebrations in several countries. It s...
AAPI Montclair, Montclair Art Museum will host first-ever community-wide Diwali celebration
By DIEGO JESUS BARTESAGHI MENA bartesaghi@montclairlocal.news On Oct. 16, Montclair will light up for the day in its first community wide celebration of Diwali, marked by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists. Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, celebrates the new year and light over darkness, ​​good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. AAPI Mo...