The festival Diwali, also known as Deepavali, will be celebrated on 5th November in 2010 in Sri Lanka.
Diwali is celebrated on 5th November and in 2010 Diwali will be celebrated on 1st Friday of November. Countries like Singapore, India and Nepal also celebrate Diwali with great fervor and refer to it as Deepavali in Sri Lanka.Diwali is one of the most popular festivals in India and is also called Deepavali and Deva Diwali (by Jains).
In some other countries Deepavali is also referred to as Tihar.
Diwali dates 2010 around the world:
Deepavali India 2010Tihar Nepal 2010Deepavali Singapore 2010