How to wish someone a Happy Diwali - greetings and well-wishes for the festival of light

Symbolising positivity and prosperity, the Indian festival of Diwali kicked off on the 2nd November with Dhanteras.

This is when Hindus around the world buy gold to welcome wealth and good fortune into their lives.

Choti Diwali comes next on the 3rd November, and then finally Diwali on the 4th November.

Many across India and the world are preparing to welcome the festival.

It is usually celebrated with glittering lights, diyas and lanterns as well as plenty of delicious food as families and friends come together.

Here are some of the best greetings, messages and quotes you can share to wish someone a Happy Diwali...

Families and friends are coming together in preparation for the first Diwali out of lockdown (Getty)

What to say on Choti Diwali

Choti Diwali also known as Naraka Chaturdashi is the day before Diwali when people are expected to take a bath before sunrise and decorate their homes with diyas.

A few simple wishes to send loved ones on Choti Diwali are :

• May this Choti Diwali fill your heart with enthusiasm and joy and may you also have a sparking Diwali!

• May all the darkness disappear from your life and you light the diyas of contentment. May the festival illuminate your life and you reap happiness and prosperity. Happy Choti Diwali

• Wishing a very Happy Naraka Chaturdashi to you and your family. May this auspicious occasion mark an end to all the negativities and threats around you.
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• May all the darkness disappear from your life and you light the diyas of contentment. May the festival illuminate your life and you reap happiness and prosperity. Happy Choti Diwali!

• Wishing a very Happy Naraka Chaturdashi to you and your family. May this auspicious occasion mark an end to all the negativities and threats around you.

How to wish someone a Happy Diwali?

From poetic messages and quotes to simple well wishes, you can wish someone a Happy Diwali is countless ways.

Here’s some of them for you to share this Diwali :

• I hope you have a blessed, healthy and prosperous Diwali. A very happy Diwali to you and your family!

• With light of beautiful diyas and the holy chants, may happiness and prosperity fill your life forever! Wishing you and your Family very happy and prosperous Diwali!

Photo by SANJEEV GUPTA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock. People dress in beautiful clothes and enjoy delicious food on Diwali (SANJEEV GUPTA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

• May this Diwali endow you with opulence and prosperity. Happiness comes at your steps. Wishing you a bright future in your life.

• An occasion to celebrate victory over defeat, light over darkness, awareness over ignorance, an occasion to celebrate life. May this auspicious occasion light up your life with happiness, joy and peace. Happy Diwali!

• Candles to enjoy life; decorations to light life; presents to share success; firecrackers to burn evils; sweets to sweeten success, and worship to thank God! Wish you a joyous and prosperous Diwali!

• Light a lamp of love. Blast a chain of sorrow. Shoot a rocket of prosperity. Fire a flowerpot of happiness. Wish you and your family a sparkling Diwali.

• May millions of lamps illuminate your life with joy, prosperity, health and wealth forever. Wishing you and your family a very Happy Diwali.

• Let us celebrate the great Indian Tradition of Joy, Light, Sweets & Happiness. Happy Diwali -by Abdul Siddiqui