This year why not deep fry your bird.

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is Hinduism's most important holiday. It celebrates the victory of goodness over evil and light over darkness, and, for many, ushers in the new year.

Step 1: Clean your home
Prepare for the holiday by cleaning your home from top to bottom beforehand.

Tip
The Hindu lunar calendar is used to calculate the festival's dates, which typically fall in October or November.

Step 2: Wear new clothes
Wear new clothes to keep with the renewal theme of the holiday.

Step 3: Place diyas or electric lights
Place diyas, which are earthenware oil lamps, or electric lights around your home and place of business. Different parts of India honor different deities during Diwali. One of the most commonly venerated is Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, and the lamps are supposed to guide her to these places. The lamps also signify the light of knowledge.

Tip
Diyas are traditionally lit with mustard oil, using cotton wool for the wick.

Step 4: Set off fireworks
Set off fireworks, following safety rules and government regulations, to display the joy of the festival.

Step 5: Open doors & windows
Open your doors and windows so Lakshmi can enter. You don't want the goddess of wealth to pass you by because she didn't have a key!.