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Celebrating Diwali with our families

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We had an amazing Diwali celebration at Best Start Everglade Babies. Diwali is a great opportunity for all the children to celebrate different cultures and it contributes to their understanding of the multicultural communities they are a part of. 

As we have such a multicultural community at our centre and it’s so important for our tamariki that we acknowledge and celebrate their culture and heritage. It was so great to see all the teachers, children, and parents were dressed beautifully in their cultural outfits. Diwali is the festival of lights and to celebrate this Festival. 

Children made some beautiful clay lamps and painted them. All the teachers, parents, and children took the opportunity to light the lamps. Zoey’s mum Shreya came in and did prayer with all of us. She shared some traditional and cultural things from home which they use for prayer at home. 

Children learned that Diwali is one of the most important festivals in the Hindu culture and got to know the story behind its significance. We all enjoyed shared kai brought by our whanau. 

Children enjoyed dancing to Bollywood music. Our heart was filled with love and respect towards each other cultures, being so diverse we feel we are one big whanau. 

We would like to say a big thank you to all our parents for celebrating this auspicious festival with us.