The festival Diwali, also known as Deepavali, will be celebrated on 23rd October in 2014 in Sri Lanka.
Diwali is celebrated on 23rd October and in 2014 Diwali will be celebrated on 4th Thursday of October. 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 2014 around the world:
Deepavali India 2014Tihar Nepal 2014Deepavali Singapore 2014