Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular.
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00:00It's party time in India.
00:08Millions are celebrating the festival of Diwali as dazzling and colorful lights lit up homes
00:13and streets.
00:14The Hindu festival symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and is also a national
00:19holiday across India.
00:22Diwali is typically celebrated by socializing and exchanging gifts with family and friends.
00:28Homes are cleaned, new clothes are worn and prayers are said.
00:32Many homes also light earthen oil lamps or candles and fireworks are set off as part
00:37of celebrations.
00:40But every year the celebrations are also tinged with worries over air pollution as fireworks
00:45cause toxic smog that sometimes takes days to clear.
00:48New Delhi is particularly hit by this problem and is usually shrouded under a haze a day
00:52after Diwali.
00:53Nonetheless, people still burst crackers.
00:56They celebrate, they enjoy and they make a merry.