Please join us on Friday, November 9th from 12:30 – 2:30 pm CT to celebrate both Diwali and Thanksgiving. There will be a variety of foods and sweets available on the 2nd floor of the Addison campus. If you would like to join the potluck, please sign up to bring your favorite dish for everyone to enjoy. You can sign up here.
Diwali is festival of lights, celebrated by millions across the world. The festival coincides with Hindu New Year, celebrates new beginnings and victory of good over evil and light over darkness. To celebrate, houses are decorated with candles and colorful lights and huge firework displays are held while friends and families feast and share gifts.
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
Questions? Contact Mitali Verma.