Diwali celebration 2017

Today my school had a Diwali festival,Diwali is a festival of lights  Diwali is celebrated by Hindus and indians and several other countries Diwali is a two week holiday this is the Diwali story.

  Prince Rama and his wife Sita are banished from their home in Ayodhya by their father the King.Rama's brother Lakshmana goes with them to live in the forest they are banished for fourteen years.After many years Sita is kidnapped by the ten-headed demon Ravana he takes Sita to his island of Lanka with the help of the monkey warrior Hanuman,Rama rescues his wife. The people of Ayodhya light Divas (oil lamps) in rows to guide Rama and Sita back from the forest to Ayodhya.On their return Rama is crowned king.

 the festival of Diwali is held in honor of Lakshmi The Hindu of goddess of wealth and prosperity. Hindus pray to Lakshmi to bring them good luck in the coming year. Diwali is 5 days long. The women dancers wear bells on there legs they are 7 K Gs
each so that is 14 KG all together! Some Saris measure 9 meters a Sari is a a costume that girls wear when they dance.Here is some of the photos from the Dance.

MY HOLIDAYS

this is my what i did on my school holidays i made it on storyboard i  found it quite hard because i have never used storyboard but it was fun