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Humanities › Religion & Spirituality Reasons to Celebrate Diwali the Festival of Lights The Festival of Lights is for All Share Flipboard Email   A woman arranges oil lamps during Diwali. Subir Basak / Getty Images by Shri Gyan Rajhans & Subhamoy Das Updated March 20, 2017 CITE  Why do we celebrate Diwali? It’s not just the festive mood in the air that makes you happy, or just that it's a good time to enjoy before the advent of winter. There are 10 mythical and historical reasons why Diwali is a great time to celebrate. And there are good reasons not just for Hindus but also for all others to celebrate this great Festival of Lights. 1.Goddess Lakshmi’s Birthday: The Goddess of wealth, Lakshmi incarnated on the new moon day (amaavasyaa) of the Kartik month during the churning of the ocean (samudra-manthan), hence the association of Diwali with Lakshmi.