Diwali - why did Sikhs and Hindus celebrate Diwali when Sikhs say they are different to Hindus?

Diwali (the festival of light) was on Wednesday 26 October, both Hindus and Sikhs celebrated. But what makes me think is the fact the Sikhs constantly say they are different to ...show more
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TWO DIFFERENT REASONS !!! Hindus celebrate Diwali because supposedly , the hindu god Rama killed demon Ravan and rescued his wife from him and returned back to kingdom ! Sikhs celebrate Bandichod Day ( literally "The captive freeing day") and not Diwali , technically speaking !! On this day , the 6th sikh guru was released along with 52 captive kings from prison . These 2 festivals fall on same day ... Hence .. And BTW , Sikhism and Hinduism are similar religions in the sense Christianity and Islam are !! So , you would expect a bit of similarities here and there ............

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harry i think it just works out

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Dear Buddy, The origin of the Sikhism is Hinduism. So no question of why do Sikhs celebrate Diwali. Best of Luck. Regards & May God Bless G Senthil Iyappan

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or maybe it's like saying that protestants, roman catholics, methodists and church of Scotland / England / Wales all celebrate christmas...

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