The Festival of Light. This Hindu festival welcomes Rama and Sita out of the forest and celebrates the Hindu new year. It starts on November 9th and lasts 5 days.

Although traditionally small wick lamps are lit in homes in the hope that Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth will bless them, strings of lights are also acceptable.

A simple activity is to put up a string of lights and use the Control Console or SenSci to turn them on and off or perhaps have them flashing. Or create a mural of the story with individual lamps strung across that can be lit independently. They can then be turned on and off in turn.

A more involved project could be to use Roamers to tell the story of Rama and Sita (http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/rama.html) and create some scenery for them with sparkling stars in the sky.

As always, we would love to see photos of your pupils covering this topic. Or if you have any suggestions for future topic please contact us on info@valiant-technology.com

 

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