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Happy Diwali (the festival of lights ) (National Geographic)

Happy Diwali (the festival of lights )
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A listening exercise with True-False questions, based on the video Happy Diwali, explaining the meaning and traditions of the most important Indian festival: Diwali.
 

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For every sentence mark if it is true or false or if there is no information about it.

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A late fall visitor to India is especially fortunate because Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is at hand.      
Diwali means "rows of lighted lamps".      
Diwali is to any Indian what Christmas is to Christians.      
Diwali commemorates the victory of God over evil, knowledge over ignorance.      
To experience Diwali fully, you should get up after dawn and head for the flower markets.      
At the markets, flower vendors work feverishly to create festoons of flowers.      
Indian people use garlands of fragrant jasmine to adorn Hindu deities in their homes.      
People hunch in front of their doorways, pouring coloured sand on a plate.      
The coloured sand takes the shape of a lotus blossom.      
The lotus flower in Indian culture symbolizes wisdom, compassion, divinity purity and contemplation.      
Diwali is, in essence, all about sharing.      
It's customary for family to go to the temples together, twice a day.      
It's also customary for family to dress in the new outfits, purchased especially for Diwali.      
Shops are not open on Diwali.      
Traditionally, women wear sari whereas men wear kurta and dhoti.      
During Diwali, there are lights everywhere.      
Diwali lights are comparable to Christmas lights in western cities.      
Only in Delhi, they put on spectacular public displays of fireworks.      
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