So, that's the problem with western press. Anything positive, associate with South Asia and anything negative specify India. When clearly everyone knows it's an Indian and Hindu festival. Not a south Asian festival.
barely any hindu left in pakistan, afg, sri lanka, bhutan, myanmar.,bangladesh , hindus have been systematically ethinc cleansed. calling it south asian festival is an insult.
@@indiankid8601 At least in 20 states, as mentioned in the video, declared Diwali public holiday. Would they call it an American festival when all of the states make it a holiday?
@@indiankid8601 singapore and malaysia isn't in south asia. They're in south east asia 😂 🤡 they also have hindu kingdoms in past and large hindu population that's why they have holiday.
Dude In ancient times whole south Asia used to celebrate it, you can still find glimpses of Ramayana in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia... But they adopted or accepted other religions and it faded away due to aggressive religious practices but it is a cultural thing… It’s upon u believe it or not
@@user-xl2xx8gd4x Deepavali is a Hindu/ Sanatana festival of Bharat Varsha. Hindus of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan celebrate Deepavali because all of these nations once part of Bharat / India and part of Sanatan / Hindu culture.
@@Navadayarohini Diwali is celebrated by all the religions which were born out of Hinduism like Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. Many countries like Thailand and Indonesia also celebrate Diwali.
You realize SOUTH ASIAN covers beyond India 🙄 like African Indians like my family and many others who are Fijian Indian, West Indian/indian, Guyanese Indian and more so ya get over your high horse 😒 Don’t forget Sri Lankan Tamils and Pakistani Hindus
Love this, and it has come far- Let us keep remembering the the meaning behind Diwali- We are an American and Indian family that has integrated Hindu traditions and shared the culture with others in our neighborhood. I remember five years ago, someone thought we were putting Christmas lights up way early, and now we fill our home with 50-plus neighbors celebrating Diwali while my husband reads the story in Sanskrit, Hindi, and English.
Brilliant idea , Hindu religion and cultures are incredible in bringing unity, freedom, food, music, Peace and love to every nations. Thank you Americans but let's be more opened in recognising this Divali celebration is global and not just South Asia ,but also India on the whole...and across the world....Happy Divali everyone, especially our Hindu brothers and sisters...
Diwali is a Hindu holiday not a South Asian holiday that’s like saying Christmas or Ramadan is a Middle Eastern holiday because of where it originated from 😪
The ramayan is connected not only with india but also with south Asian country also like Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and mayanmar ,srilanka ,so it's All a south Asian . Don't write stupid things bro .
@@situpatel6216 thailand, Singapore, malaysia etc are not south asia and it's about Diwali not ramayan not every Ramayan connected countries have Diwali
@@situpatel6216 ramayan connecting all these countries because they had hindu kingdoms in past. And thailand singapore malaysia isn't south asia they're south east asia 😂😂😂 Go get some knowledge first. Diwali is a Hindu festival originated in undivided hindu india.
"South Asians" don't celebrate Diwali. It's only Hindus who are mainly in India and Nepal do celebrate. Supermajority Muslim nations in South Asia like Bangladesh and Pakistan, Maldives don't celebrate Diwali
It is public holiday in Singapore and Malaysia too. Celebrated in nepal, thailand and bali too. In fact Bengali don't celebrate it. They celebrate Kali Puja Neither do keralites
@@indiankid8601 you have lack of knowledge about diwali. Bengalis celebrate Diwali as kali puja 😂 Because in durga puja mahisaura vadh is celebrated while in other states ravan vadh is celebrated. It's still a Hindu festival 😂 Thailand singapore malaysia celebrating it doesn't change the fact. They're not even south asian countries but south east asian countries.
@@indiankid8601 that's South East Asia. And Deepawali is Indian festival. More specifically hindu festival which commemorates return of shree ram back in Ayodhya.
@@tamobiswas6083 u dint answer my question. is eid a saudi arabian festival? christmas a bethelhem festival? also ur reason of celebrating diwali is limited to north india. others, even south indians celebrate it for different reasons
This is one news outlet. Why don't you click on the related videos under this one and see all the WESTERN media outlets using the word media. You gues are delusional.
Well this is the Western media for you. Anything Good - South Asian, anything Bad - Indian. There are scam calling centers throughout South Asia but which country is infamous for that? India. Nobody says South Asian scammers. Now here we have this beautiful Diwali festival. But no, it's not an Indian hindu festival, it's South Asian festival. 😒
At this point it feels like the media is allergic to saying Indian-Americans or Hindus celebrating Diwali. Instead they always title it South Asians!! It's like saying North America is playing NBA final! C'mon🙄
What is south Asians??? ... Indians and hindus 🕉 ( symbol) world over celebrate Deepawali is celebrated to mark the return of Prabhu Ram and Mata Sita to their kingdom after 14 years of Vanvaas. That’s the reason for the celebration. This is how it should be honored, how it should be wished, and what children should be taught. Deepawali is a festival of lights, brotherhood, kindness, positivity, décor, aesthetics, love, harmony, the triumph of light over darkness, justice over injustice, and so on are adjectives to define it but not main reason. Hindus in America must correct such insidious reportage
In ancient times whole south Asia used to celebrate it, you can still find glimpses of Ramayana in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia... But they adopted or accepted other religions and it faded away due to aggressive religious practices but it is a cultural thing… It’s upon u believe it or not
@@King_verse_infinitydiwali is public holiday in both Singapore and Malaysia. They have sizeable population of hindus. Check your knowledge first All Singaporeans and Malay people know diwali
@@King_verse_infinityIt's because of Hindus kings who moved to those countries. Nothing else. Ramayana happened in India. Have u even read Ramayana? Probably not.
This is a Hindu festival from India. Only India and Nepal celebrate Diwali. It is celebrated because Our Lord Ram returned to his Kingdom in Ayodhya with his wife Sita after defeating Ravan in Lanka. We also celebrate Diwali to pray our goddess Lakshmi for the prosperity in our life. Its not a South Asian Festival. Several countries celebrate Diwali because of the Hindu Population who live there, that is Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Singapore, UAE, Fiji, Mauritius, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago. Pakistan has barely any Hindus left.
Let's get this straight.. It's not South Asian in any way.. It is Indian and Hindu.. basically all Hindu.. simple as that.. . nothing else. Way to go Western media when India has something to do with
Why it is not south asian? It is public holiday in Singapore and Malaysia. It is celebrated in nepal and Thailand too And it is celebrated by jains and Sikhs too. You are wrong for both things.
@@indiankid8601 Singapore, malaysia is not south asia Nepal is a hindu majority country Jain's and Sikhs are Indian Also a dharmic religion same family as hindu religion
@@indiankid8601dude, me celebrating Christmas will not make Christmas a Hindu festival. Nor declaring Diwali a public holiday in America make it an American festival. So your argument that it is South Asian festival because other countries in the region have a public holiday on Diwali doesn’t hold any water. Also, mostly Hindus in those nations celebrate Diwali.
@@spatel30 neither it is indian festival because it is not celebrated in kerala and north east india. hindus not only live in India. india doesnt have copyright over hinduism
@@indiankid8601 this is very convenient. Considering the small population of Kerala and north east compare to the rest of the nation not celebrating Diwali doesn’t make it Indian Festival. But small population of Hindus of the other south Asian nations you mentioned celebrating Diwali makes it not only India’s festival. What logic is this bro?
Its 99% Indian americans celebrating diwali in America yet she is using word south Asian not India and when it comes to negative things in south asia specifically point out that its India what a hypocrisy 😂
@indiankid8601 even we also celebrate Christmas and india it's holiday. Singapore, bali indonesia they celebrate bcz of hindu community not other communities celebrate diwali. It's time for us india should claim what's it's own if not then in no time others will call it their festival same like yoga .
“South Asian” term is made by “academics” as euphemism to disenfranchise Hindu-dharma. CBS using this term is like calling Christmas a “Holiday”. Commercialization to sell more junk because there are 1.4B people in Bharat 😂
It’s not south Asian. It’s a hindu festival. You exclude and erase the Hindus from around the globe when you limit our festivals to an area. You don’t say Christmas is a middle eastern festival then why do you say that Diwali is a south Asian festival. IT IS HINDU! Please stop supporting erasures of our identity.
@ what??? There is no such thing as Europe being west Asia because Europe isn’t part of Asia. Middle East, sub Saharan Africa, Western Europe, Southeast Asia, Central America are all examples of Geographical locations on earth. So henceforth South Asia is a geographical location, and the Indian subcontinent is what makes up South Asia.
@@beast6029 EUROPE SHOULS BE PART OF ASIA ..IT IS SINGLE LANDMASS ...IT SHOULD BE CALLED WEST ASIA . If not then call indian sub continent as india like europe
There is a simple explanation to anything catching on - Capitalism 101. More people want to celebrate meaning more money in selling Diwali stuff - it's all about money!
The host needs to understand that Diwali is a Hindu festival, not a South Asian festival. There are around 600 million Muslims in South Asia and they don't celebrate Diwali.
You need to understand that this is they way they speak. And usually they don’t bring religion in anything. They want to spread the festival without preaching religion.
@@nnexif a festival is originated from a religion then it should be referred to as a religious festival, stop trying to swallow religious festivals by labelling it as non religious
@@nnexdiwali is celebrated because of Hindu god victory over evil, what's the point of spreading the festival if you can't acknowledge and accept the originality of it?
@@nnex the logic I mentioned have nothing to do with India but just a common sense, before talking about Christmas, do you even know when was it first celebrated and by whom? So many studies have pointed out that christmas have pagan origin and sp does most of Christian festivals, on contrary an indian would name the exact place where diwali was first celebrated and the native traditions, rituals included in it, I challenge you to name a single ritual celebrated on diwali if you people were so eager to learn and appreciate others festivals you should atleast acknowledge their nativity and religious importance.. The first thing an indian or any hindu pictures during Diwali after firecrackers and lights? It's the lord shri Ram and his life story, the first important part pf the celebration of this festival is not fireworks but the prayers or puja that hindus do, I bet that you don't know whom we worship on this day and neither do you know about how many days we celebrate this, the importance of this festival, because just after Diwali we hindus start preparing for the most holy months that are dedicated to lord Shiva.. no American knows the importance of diwali and let alone the reason we celebrate it.. I don't understand your logics either, why would you celebrate a festival without learning it's importance, traditions and the actual way to celebrate it.. if you can't celebrate it properly then there's nothing going to change in your life just by lighting diyas.
Goood Lord can journalists in the US please get their facts right? Deepavali/Diwali is NOT the Hindu New Year. And not all south asians celebrate diwali. Come on US Media, do better
Diwali is Indian festival celebrated by Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Jains. Pakistan or Bangladesh does not celebrate Diwali. What was the point of saying South Asian? It is like saying July 4th is a North American holiday.
Diwali is an official holiday in Fiji, Guyana, India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore and Sri Lanka. Hindus in eastern Pakistan also celebrate Diwali and it's a public holiday to them.
@@Abhinav-m4o how many Hindus call themselves sanatanis or use that word on a regular basis? You really expect Americans to pay attention to "Hindu" or "Sanatana" when they celebrate these festivals with fellow south Asian communities? It's ridiculous how so many are getting worked up over semantics. Appreciate small gestures and worry about bigger problems
*Diwali is more of an Indian festival, though it has deep-rooted significance across South Asia as well. Originating in India, Diwali is tied closely to Hinduism and Indian cultural traditions. While it is celebrated widely in other South Asian countries with Hindu, Sikh, and Jain communities-like Nepal, Sri Lanka-its core practices, rituals, and stories are fundamentally Indian*
Just Like Buddhist Celebrate Vesak Day Or Buddha Birthday,Christians Celebrate Christmas,Muslims Celebrate Eid.Similarly Hindus Celebrate Diwali.Of Course,Diwali Is A Hindu Festival.Calling It A South Asian Festival,I Don't Think It Is Right To Say That.
Which south asian country celebrates it, only India and Nepal. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh barely have hindu population, they cannt celebrate Deepavali.
Change your name to lie hub Diwali is public holiday in Singapore and Malaysia. Nepal too It is also celebrated in fiji, Guyana, Sri Lanka and Thailand Along with public holiday for Hindus in Pakistan.
Diwali is becoming the world's most favourite people's festival 🎎🥮🎎 May God bless you and Happy Diwali guys . And it's a South Asian Festival aka world's every religion celebrates this Diwali festival.
Thank you for the insightful video. Diwali is a symbolic celebration of good over evil / light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance, it should not be confined to a region or ethnicity. It is wonderful that more countries / nationalities are celebrating it now. Forging new friendships, specially across borders, and celebrating together - as your video demonstrates - is totally the spirit of Diwali.
Of course, so festive and colorful, invention of fireworks, candles lighting up all night and lanterns fill the sky. Even the stores in my rural town promote it although no one from lndia, a Disney princess in red is long overdue.
To those complaining about them saying South Asia instead of India/Indian it’s worse than that. They are trying to divide India again by implying its south Asian, like a sea of territories, rather than one whole country, India, which is what it should be called.
So, that's the problem with western press. Anything positive, associate with South Asia and anything negative specify India. When clearly everyone knows it's an Indian and Hindu festival. Not a south Asian festival.
Nepal ?
@@Eagles-x4d4they can say India and Nepal. It's 2 words just like South Asia
You are wrong. Malaysia, Singapore, nepal, bali, thailand all celebrate diwali.
Malaysia, Singapore and Nepal even have public holiday on diwali
@@indiankid8601 they celebrate because there are hindus in those countries.
@@Pain-zd5uo Sikhs, jains and some Buddhists also celebrate. So neither it is a hindu festival nor an Indian festival
barely any hindu left in pakistan, afg, sri lanka, bhutan, myanmar.,bangladesh , hindus have been systematically ethinc cleansed. calling it south asian festival is an insult.
It is public holiday in Singapore and Malaysia 🤷
It's South Indian festival coz india festival
It's South Asian festival coz it's Indian festival that located in South Asia
@@indiankid8601 At least in 20 states, as mentioned in the video, declared Diwali public holiday. Would they call it an American festival when all of the states make it a holiday?
@@indiankid8601 singapore and malaysia isn't in south asia. They're in south east asia 😂
🤡 they also have hindu kingdoms in past and large hindu population that's why they have holiday.
who is south asian? i'm an Indian and Hindus around the globe are celebrating Deepavali (Sanskrit).
Dude In ancient times whole south Asia used to celebrate it, you can still find glimpses of Ramayana in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia... But they adopted or accepted other religions and it faded away due to aggressive religious practices but it is a cultural thing…
It’s upon u believe it or not
Diwali doesn't only belong to Hindus or Indians.
@@user-xl2xx8gd4x Deepavali is a Hindu/ Sanatana festival of Bharat Varsha. Hindus of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan celebrate Deepavali because all of these nations once part of Bharat / India and part of Sanatan / Hindu culture.
@@Navadayarohini Diwali is celebrated by all the religions which were born out of Hinduism like Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. Many countries like Thailand and Indonesia also celebrate Diwali.
another BJP spokesperson 😂😂😂😂
South Asian: ❌
Indian/Hindu: ✅
Actually, I was born Muslim, but we celebrated Diwali when I was growing up.
Fire work is not diwali@@blueb4829
Indian subcontinent
You realize SOUTH ASIAN covers beyond India 🙄 like African Indians like my family and many others who are Fijian Indian, West Indian/indian, Guyanese Indian and more so ya get over your high horse 😒
Don’t forget Sri Lankan Tamils and Pakistani Hindus
nah, hindus are everywhere so you cant just say Indian/Hindu. this is lazy reporting, he could had said Hindus aswell as others who also celebrate.
Love this, and it has come far- Let us keep remembering the the meaning behind Diwali- We are an American and Indian family that has integrated Hindu traditions and shared the culture with others in our neighborhood. I remember five years ago, someone thought we were putting Christmas lights up way early, and now we fill our home with 50-plus neighbors celebrating Diwali while my husband reads the story in Sanskrit, Hindi, and English.
Love it what you and your husband did to make awareness. Shubh Deepawali to you and your family 🙏🏽
Brilliant idea , Hindu religion and cultures are incredible in bringing unity, freedom, food, music, Peace and love to every nations. Thank you Americans but let's be more opened in recognising this Divali celebration is global and not just South Asia ,but also India on the whole...and across the world....Happy Divali everyone, especially our Hindu brothers and sisters...
Diwali is a Hindu holiday not a South Asian holiday that’s like saying Christmas or Ramadan is a Middle Eastern holiday because of where it originated from 😪
The ramayan is connected not only with india but also with south Asian country also like Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and mayanmar ,srilanka ,so it's All a south Asian . Don't write stupid things bro .
@@situpatel6216 thailand, Singapore, malaysia etc are not south asia and it's about Diwali not ramayan not every Ramayan connected countries have Diwali
@@anaesthete5592diwali is public holiday in Singapore and Malaysia too. Along with nepal. Wish anyone happy diwali in Singapore and they know it
@@indiankid8601 yeah because those countries have significant Hindu or Indian population
@@situpatel6216 ramayan connecting all these countries because they had hindu kingdoms in past.
And thailand singapore malaysia isn't south asia they're south east asia 😂😂😂
Go get some knowledge first.
Diwali is a Hindu festival originated in undivided hindu india.
Am budhist from india .. Diwali can celebrate anyone .. 🎉 happy Diwali
@@avitech4500 but not abrahamic
But diwali is a Hindu festival. It can be celebrated by anyone but no to cultural theft
Happy deepawali 🎉🎉🎉
Just like Christmas
Not Christians and Muslims
"South Asians" don't celebrate Diwali. It's only Hindus who are mainly in India and Nepal do celebrate. Supermajority Muslim nations in South Asia like Bangladesh and Pakistan, Maldives don't celebrate Diwali
No, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists, all the religions which were born out of Hinduism celebrate diwali.
@@user-xl2xx8gd4x Yes. Muslims don't celebrate it.
@@user-xl2xx8gd4x yeah only India and Nepal celebrates in South Asia not muslim countries like Pakistan, bangladesh or Maldives.
@@user-xl2xx8gd4x dharmic faiths have strong cultural connection that's why they celebrate it but diwali is hindu festival.
Ok. Chill@@reardelt
South Asian ✖️
Indian ✅
It is public holiday in Singapore and Malaysia too. Celebrated in nepal, thailand and bali too.
In fact Bengali don't celebrate it. They celebrate Kali Puja
Neither do keralites
@@indiankid8601 I'm a keralite you are right diwali is not a festival here but India is not just kerala and Bengal
@@indiankid8601 you have lack of knowledge about diwali.
Bengalis celebrate Diwali as kali puja 😂
Because in durga puja mahisaura vadh is celebrated while in other states ravan vadh is celebrated.
It's still a Hindu festival 😂
Thailand singapore malaysia celebrating it doesn't change the fact. They're not even south asian countries but south east asian countries.
@@indiankid8601 that's South East Asia. And Deepawali is Indian festival. More specifically hindu festival which commemorates return of shree ram back in Ayodhya.
@@tamobiswas6083 u dint answer my question. is eid a saudi arabian festival? christmas a bethelhem festival? also ur reason of celebrating diwali is limited to north india. others, even south indians celebrate it for different reasons
Not south asian , Its Indian
in Sri Lanka we do too
Maybe all South Asians likes diwali festival
In Nepal; we also celebrate this festival. More than 82 % Nepalis are Hindus.
nepal, sri lanka, bangladesh?
Well thats not true 💀
Indians....INDIANS....I N D I A N S.....now say that again.
Hindus* theyre are Hindus outside of India
Western media When there is poverty, South Asia ❌ India✅
When there is festival of Hinduism ,India ❌ South Asia✅
This is one news outlet. Why don't you click on the related videos under this one and see all the WESTERN media outlets using the word media. You gues are delusional.
Well this is the Western media for you. Anything Good - South Asian, anything Bad - Indian. There are scam calling centers throughout South Asia but which country is infamous for that? India. Nobody says South Asian scammers. Now here we have this beautiful Diwali festival. But no, it's not an Indian hindu festival, it's South Asian festival. 😒
im American i think its a worldwide thing
Anything good South Asian, anything bad Hindu.
@@mattburrito what is World wide thing?
@@mattburritoNarrative
controlled and funded by the US!
Right about the scammer calling. My senior parents got about 5 of those calls per day asking for their personal information.
At this point it feels like the media is allergic to saying Indian-Americans or Hindus celebrating Diwali. Instead they always title it South Asians!! It's like saying North America is playing NBA final!
C'mon🙄
What is south Asians??? ... Indians and hindus 🕉 ( symbol) world over celebrate Deepawali is celebrated to mark the return of Prabhu Ram and Mata Sita to their kingdom after 14 years of Vanvaas. That’s the reason for the celebration. This is how it should be honored, how it should be wished, and what children should be taught. Deepawali is a festival of lights, brotherhood, kindness, positivity, décor, aesthetics, love, harmony, the triumph of light over darkness, justice over injustice, and so on are adjectives to define it but not main reason. Hindus in America must correct such insidious reportage
In ancient times whole south Asia used to celebrate it, you can still find glimpses of Ramayana in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia... But they adopted or accepted other religions and it faded away due to aggressive religious practices but it is a cultural thing…
It’s upon u believe it or not
@@King_verse_infinitydiwali is public holiday in both Singapore and Malaysia. They have sizeable population of hindus. Check your knowledge first
All Singaporeans and Malay people know diwali
@@King_verse_infinityIt's because of Hindus kings who moved to those countries. Nothing else. Ramayana happened in India. Have u even read Ramayana? Probably not.
@@indiankid8601sizable population of 'hindus'.
Thats it.
To kaha khujli ho rhi hai hindu festival bolne me?
Its not insidious jesus christ 💀
This is a Hindu festival from India. Only India and Nepal celebrate Diwali. It is celebrated because Our Lord Ram returned to his Kingdom in Ayodhya with his wife Sita after defeating Ravan in Lanka. We also celebrate Diwali to pray our goddess Lakshmi for the prosperity in our life. Its not a South Asian Festival. Several countries celebrate Diwali because of the Hindu Population who live there, that is Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Singapore, UAE, Fiji, Mauritius, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago. Pakistan has barely any Hindus left.
It’s Indian festival not south asians😊
Indians are literally in the south of Asia.
@@SunnyLovetts but India is not the only country in south of Asia
@ there are more countries like bangladesh, pakistan and shri lanka as well
its Nepali festival also
Let's get this straight.. It's not South Asian in any way.. It is Indian and Hindu.. basically all Hindu.. simple as that..
. nothing else. Way to go Western media when India has something to do with
Why it is not south asian? It is public holiday in Singapore and Malaysia. It is celebrated in nepal and Thailand too
And it is celebrated by jains and Sikhs too. You are wrong for both things.
@@indiankid8601 Singapore, malaysia is not south asia
Nepal is a hindu majority country
Jain's and Sikhs are Indian Also a dharmic religion same family as hindu religion
@@indiankid8601dude, me celebrating Christmas will not make Christmas a Hindu festival. Nor declaring Diwali a public holiday in America make it an American festival. So your argument that it is South Asian festival because other countries in the region have a public holiday on Diwali doesn’t hold any water. Also, mostly Hindus in those nations celebrate Diwali.
@@spatel30 neither it is indian festival because it is not celebrated in kerala and north east india.
hindus not only live in India. india doesnt have copyright over hinduism
@@indiankid8601 this is very convenient. Considering the small population of Kerala and north east compare to the rest of the nation not celebrating Diwali doesn’t make it Indian Festival. But small population of Hindus of the other south Asian nations you mentioned celebrating Diwali makes it not only India’s festival. What logic is this bro?
South Asian WRONG🖐️
Hindu all over the world 💯❤️
After some years they will say divali is not Indian festival its our😂😂😂 always steeling mentally
Some bots are still saying this 😂
Like Halloween - anyone researches the origins? It’s pitru paksha. Like saturnalia….it’s winter solstice and prayers to shani deva….ooo I could go on…
Its 99% Indian americans celebrating diwali in America yet she is using word south Asian not India and when it comes to negative things in south asia specifically point out that its India what a hypocrisy 😂
Diwali is a major festival in India
Happy Diwali 🎇🪔
thanks America for being so welcoming and diverse
happy Diwali! may this dispel all darkness!
Irresponsible reporting by CBS mornings. South Asians don't celebrate Diwali. Hindus do ... mostly from India and Nepal.
Thanks for covering this news.. beautifully captured
South Asian????
My country r name is bharat (India)❤
And I'm proud to be Hindu ❤
Happy diwali 🎇🪔🎇🎇🪔🪔
What South Asian . It's indian festival
It is public holiday in Singapore and Malaysia. It is also celebrated in Thailand and bali
@@indiankid8601 you need to work on your geography
@indiankid8601 even we also celebrate Christmas and india it's holiday. Singapore, bali indonesia they celebrate bcz of hindu community not other communities celebrate diwali. It's time for us india should claim what's it's own if not then in no time others will call it their festival same like yoga .
@@indiankid8601 Christmas is a public holiday in India, but its not a Indian festival.
@@govinddas7876 so which countries festival is it? 😂 Vatican festival?
Happy Diwali … Love from India 🇮🇳
What the hell does South Asian mean? Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains around the globe celebrate Diwali. Please correct your information. Im Indian.
“South Asian” term is made by “academics” as euphemism to disenfranchise Hindu-dharma.
CBS using this term is like calling Christmas a “Holiday”.
Commercialization to sell more junk because there are 1.4B people in Bharat 😂
Happy Deepavli 🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔
May India and its rich culture keep shining & be a guiding light around the world 🎇🎆
Republicans and conservatives will boil when they will see this. When that lady said it is an american holiday, i just 😂😂😂.
Interesting how anything negetive about India is called Indian but anything positive about India is always labelled as "south asian" lol
*IT'S A HINDU FESTIVAL. NOT SOUTH ASIAN. RADIAL ISLAMIC COUNTRIES LIKE PAKISTAN AND BANGLADESH NEVER CELEBRATE IT*
It’s not south Asian. It’s a hindu festival. You exclude and erase the Hindus from around the globe when you limit our festivals to an area. You don’t say Christmas is a middle eastern festival then why do you say that Diwali is a south Asian festival.
IT IS HINDU!
Please stop supporting erasures of our identity.
Not south asian, it is Indian festival
Happy Diwali and Kali Puja 🌺🙏🏼🌺
it's not "South Asian" .. it's INDIAN. and Indian subcontinent.
That’s literally south Asian buddy
@@beast6029 diwali is not a festitin whole south asia
@@beast6029 no such thing like south asia exist ....it is indian subcontinent or india only .....is europe west asia ?
@ what??? There is no such thing as Europe being west Asia because Europe isn’t part of Asia. Middle East, sub Saharan Africa, Western Europe, Southeast Asia, Central America are all examples of Geographical locations on earth. So henceforth South Asia is a geographical location, and the Indian subcontinent is what makes up South Asia.
@@beast6029 EUROPE SHOULS BE PART OF ASIA ..IT IS SINGLE LANDMASS ...IT SHOULD BE CALLED WEST ASIA .
If not then call indian sub continent as india like europe
People of Indian subcontinent celebrate Diwali,the festival of lights, family values. Jai Shri Ram🥰
There is a simple explanation to anything catching on - Capitalism 101.
More people want to celebrate meaning more money in selling Diwali stuff - it's all about money!
The host needs to understand that Diwali is a Hindu festival, not a South Asian festival. There are around 600 million Muslims in South Asia and they don't celebrate Diwali.
You need to understand that this is they way they speak. And usually they don’t bring religion in anything. They want to spread the festival without preaching religion.
@@nnexif a festival is originated from a religion then it should be referred to as a religious festival, stop trying to swallow religious festivals by labelling it as non religious
@@nnexdiwali is celebrated because of Hindu god victory over evil, what's the point of spreading the festival if you can't acknowledge and accept the originality of it?
@@divinebeing5720 your Indian logic doesn’t work there. They can even celebrate Christmas without brining Jesus so why not Diwali.
@@nnex the logic I mentioned have nothing to do with India but just a common sense, before talking about Christmas, do you even know when was it first celebrated and by whom? So many studies have pointed out that christmas have pagan origin and sp does most of Christian festivals, on contrary an indian would name the exact place where diwali was first celebrated and the native traditions, rituals included in it, I challenge you to name a single ritual celebrated on diwali if you people were so eager to learn and appreciate others festivals you should atleast acknowledge their nativity and religious importance.. The first thing an indian or any hindu pictures during Diwali after firecrackers and lights? It's the lord shri Ram and his life story, the first important part pf the celebration of this festival is not fireworks but the prayers or puja that hindus do, I bet that you don't know whom we worship on this day and neither do you know about how many days we celebrate this, the importance of this festival, because just after Diwali we hindus start preparing for the most holy months that are dedicated to lord Shiva.. no American knows the importance of diwali and let alone the reason we celebrate it.. I don't understand your logics either, why would you celebrate a festival without learning it's importance, traditions and the actual way to celebrate it.. if you can't celebrate it properly then there's nothing going to change in your life just by lighting diyas.
Do your research. It's NOT the Hindu New Year.
Haha ..good point.
How he got that job no research 😅😅😅
The day after Diwali is a new year for Gujarati Hindus
And i think marwadi too@@HarshP5656
Why do non Indians assume Diwali is India’s version of Christmas
Exactly, like they own our festivals
What is South Asian? Is it some kind of American Pie?
more than 1.5 billion only hindus are celebrating diwali ✨️ proud hindu 🚩
South Asia specially Buddhist also celebrates diwali.
Happy Diwali To One and All😍🙏
0:07 Diwali don't marks the Hindu New year, It's Holi which marks the end of a year and start of Hindu New year.
The dance they are doing is Bharatnatyam. And this news channel saying South Asian festival 😂😂😂😂
Goood Lord can journalists in the US please get their facts right? Deepavali/Diwali is NOT the Hindu New Year. And not all south asians celebrate diwali. Come on US Media, do better
The perfect couple to represent and explain what Diwali is!!
Diwali is Indian festival celebrated by Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Jains. Pakistan or Bangladesh does not celebrate Diwali. What was the point of saying South Asian? It is like saying July 4th is a North American holiday.
Nepal
Diwali is an official holiday in Fiji, Guyana, India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore and Sri Lanka. Hindus in eastern Pakistan also celebrate Diwali and it's a public holiday to them.
@@steverogers__ then say it Hindu festival
@steverogers__ or sanatan
Which includes like Buddhist,jain
@@Abhinav-m4o how many Hindus call themselves sanatanis or use that word on a regular basis? You really expect Americans to pay attention to "Hindu" or "Sanatana" when they celebrate these festivals with fellow south Asian communities?
It's ridiculous how so many are getting worked up over semantics. Appreciate small gestures and worry about bigger problems
It’s not south Asian ..
It’s Hindu festival doesn’t matter the region ..originated from India
That was an amazing explanation of Diwali and how it's integrated in the US
*Diwali is more of an Indian festival, though it has deep-rooted significance across South Asia as well. Originating in India, Diwali is tied closely to Hinduism and Indian cultural traditions. While it is celebrated widely in other South Asian countries with Hindu, Sikh, and Jain communities-like Nepal, Sri Lanka-its core practices, rituals, and stories are fundamentally Indian*
Hindusim allows inclusion of other religions while some religions do not allow anything but their own.
Just Like Buddhist Celebrate Vesak Day Or Buddha Birthday,Christians Celebrate Christmas,Muslims Celebrate Eid.Similarly Hindus Celebrate Diwali.Of Course,Diwali Is A Hindu Festival.Calling It A South Asian Festival,I Don't Think It Is Right To Say That.
It's heartwarming to see American brothers and sisters and their families embracing the festival of lights.
We are NOT South Asians❌
We are Indians 🇮🇳 and We are Hindus 🚩
Happy Diwali 🙏😊🇹🇹
Deepavali is celebrated when lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after 14 years . This is the core reason why deepawali is celebrated.
To see this felt very good
Which south asian country celebrates it, only India and Nepal. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh barely have hindu population, they cannt celebrate Deepavali.
We are proud of this celebration.❤
It’s not the new year but the celebration for return of Lord Rama
So
Proud
Simply wow ❤
Nice beautiful culture and so proud of Indian tradition god bless 🙏❤😊
As an Indian , I’m gleaming with pride ♥️😁
PLEASE STAY BEAUTIFUL. N GOD BLESS AMERICA N THE WORLD❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Love how the celebration has gone global!
The South Asian report’s outfit at the end was so beautiful 😍😍
I think CBS have had its bottom thoroughly whacked for calling Indians South Asians 😂
Not South Asian
Indian Hindu sikh and jain only
Change your name to lie hub
Diwali is public holiday in Singapore and Malaysia. Nepal too
It is also celebrated in fiji, Guyana, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Along with public holiday for Hindus in Pakistan.
@indiankid8601 so is Malaysia in south asia??
All the countries you mentioned only hindus celebrate there
@@facthub9964 in india also only hindus celebrate diwali
@@facthub9964 yes south east asia to be precise
@@rehaansh618 India is in south asia not south east asia. so to include india and nepal along with south east asia it is saying south asian festival
Happy Diwali 🎉
They somehow quietly told that we are "south asia" , but we are not ! We are the Indian subcontinent, and the Indian Ocean is below our landmass
Everyone is celebrating Diwali, including UK PM, Australian PM, and US President ... Happy Diwali - Light up and erase the darkness...🎆🎇
Why all the west channels are calling diwali a South Asian festival ...it's purely an Indian festival .....audacity at its peak
No
Not indian but hindu religious festival
@ajoymondal8116 jains and sikh also celebrate diwali that's why I said it's an Indian festival
@ Nepal celebrates it too. It’s not any country’s festival.
@@chetnaverma9129 theirs celebration of deepavali for different reasons they don't call it deepavali
South Asians? It's Hindus worldwide
Light vs dark. Good vs evil. This is Diwali. This is what the world needs right now. Happy Diwali to everyone!!!
Diwali is becoming the world's most favourite people's festival 🎎🥮🎎 May God bless you and Happy Diwali guys . And it's a South Asian Festival aka world's every religion celebrates this Diwali festival.
So beautiful Indian Jews couple & their children❤ god bless them ❤ that they remember their home 😢 ❤. This makes them difference ❤
It is Indian Hindu festival. Anyway Happy Diwali to all 🪔🪔🙏
Beautiful
Happy diwali to you all
Thank you for the insightful video. Diwali is a symbolic celebration of good over evil / light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance, it should not be confined to a region or ethnicity. It is wonderful that more countries / nationalities are celebrating it now. Forging new friendships, specially across borders, and celebrating together - as your video demonstrates - is totally the spirit of Diwali.
Jai Shree Ram 🚩😇🪔🎇🙏🏻 Shubh Dipawali 🚩🙏🏻🪔🎇😇
Of course, so festive and colorful, invention of fireworks, candles lighting up all night and lanterns fill the sky. Even the stores in my rural town promote it although no one from lndia, a Disney princess in red is long overdue.
To those complaining about them saying South Asia instead of India/Indian it’s worse than that. They are trying to divide India again by implying its south Asian, like a sea of territories, rather than one whole country, India, which is what it should be called.
So nice ❤❤
Great reportage on Diwali by North Americans !
I like how nobody said the story of Diwali in the segment. I guess partying was more important
If Diwali is a South Asian festival then Christmas is a middle eastern festival
LONG LIVE INDIAN AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING 🙏🙏 BY RAVINDER TALWAR JALANDHAR CITY PUNJAB INDIA 🍀
Happy diwali all of you🎉🎉
worldwide its celebrated in now inAfrica, Reunion island, Mauritius, South Africa, Kenya, GHana, Uganda etc ..
Not South Asians call the right name birches its Indians.
Amazing
Happy Diwali.