--- title: "Festival of light" url: "https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-12-17-19-festival-of-light" school: "The Howard Primary School" --- # Festival of light ![Image of Festival of light](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/blog/FBA647DE-0F24-45C6-9EEC-A8077EA01706.jpeg) 12 November 2026 [Mrs Fallows](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/author/jfallows) [Class 2](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-2) As part of our RE this half term exploring festivals, class 2 have learnt about the story of Rama and Sita and how Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Newar Buddhists celebrate Diwali- the festival of light. They made Diya lamps to symbolise the triumph of light over darkness. ### Diya lamps 11/26 [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/17C5B6CA-F9DF-44C1-865B-3EB099287AC7.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/17C5B6CA-F9DF-44C1-865B-3EB099287AC7.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/F8F432CC-E6B6-4226-9E9C-23555870207F.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/F8F432CC-E6B6-4226-9E9C-23555870207F.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/CF34E8B4-3DD0-4722-A476-278651AE26E2.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/CF34E8B4-3DD0-4722-A476-278651AE26E2.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/08F5EE2D-E088-4328-8913-C243C592B97E.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/08F5EE2D-E088-4328-8913-C243C592B97E.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/B0FD03F9-9B35-4FFA-AA01-1866B278E7B8.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/B0FD03F9-9B35-4FFA-AA01-1866B278E7B8.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/B7F82DAF-6632-42DA-B390-AB30DA0F5EE4.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/B7F82DAF-6632-42DA-B390-AB30DA0F5EE4.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/F739589F-DFD4-47A8-B159-2919898D8590.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/F739589F-DFD4-47A8-B159-2919898D8590.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/7C372ACB-4B97-490A-B9E1-A0361E1190B6.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/diya-lamps-11-26/7C372ACB-4B97-490A-B9E1-A0361E1190B6.jpeg) [ Remembrance Day ](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-11-21-43-remembrance-day) [Class 4 get to grips with gears ](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-13-08-43-class-4-get-to-grips-with-gears) ![The Howard Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/logo/Howard-footer-Logo.png) ### The Howard Primary School The Square Elford Tamworth B79 9DB 01827 383292 - [Term Dates](http://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/termdates) © Copyright 2019–2026 The Howard Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)