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Family Sundays: Flying Diyas
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Summary From the Rubin Museum: An art project to make your own diyas for the Diwali festival of lights
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During Diwali, the Hindu festivals of lights families decorate their homes, streets and temples with glimmering lamps called diyas. These diyas celebrate the spiritual victory of good over evil and bring light to the darkest nights of the year. Bring the brightness of diyas into your own home!
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A creative example from a workshop at the Rubin Museum.
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The Rubin Museum of Art
The Rubin Museum is a dynamic environment that stimulates learning, promotes understanding, and inspires personal connections to the ideas, cultures, and art of Himalayan Asia.