Doh! Just hit me: Diwali and Halloween have similar symbolism because both are harvest festivals. Happy demon-busting and bumper-cropping!
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lol what symbolism similarities? I think Diwali symbolism differs quite a bit fr halloween
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Diwali not really harvest festival? Those kick in around Jan ie. Lohri/pongal etc thru April with Baisakhi/sankranti et al
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Fall/autumn is temperate climate season... Non existent in subcontinent. BTW Diwali doesn't feature en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_h


