1. Diwali Script
Parnyan: Good evening and welcome to our T.V show about different
international festivals. Today our topic is about Diwali, so let’s call on stage
Navina Shete who is a Hindu and she will proudly tell us about this interesting
festival. Hello Navina and welcome to our T.V show, I hope you’re feeling
good today
Navina: Hay
Parnyan: So tell us what Diwali actually is?
Navina: Diwali popularly known as the "festival of lights", is an important five-
day festival in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, celebrated for different reasons,
in mid-October and mid-November
Parnyan: Can you please tell us about the artistic policy of the festival?
Navina: Diwali is celebrated in return of Lord Rama, along with Sita and
Lakshmana, from his fourteen-year-long exile and vanquishing the demon-king
Ravana.
Parnyan: What is the content of this festival?
Navina: The festival contents of celebrating with bursting fireworks, lighting
divas,
Parnyan: Oh so it’s like families getting together celebrating and gifting. But
like Christmas.
Parnyan: How is the festival funded?
Navina: This festival is celebrated privately. So families use their own money
to celebrate the festival. Many families – like my family, donate money to
Gurdwara or temple which means it goes towards charity.