--- title: International Education - Diwali Celebration description: International Education - Diwali Celebration image: https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/Image_024-Nov-03-2023-07-49-42-0471-PM.jpg --- [![Fitchburg State](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/FitchburgStateUniversity/logo.png)](http://www.fitchburgstate.edu/) [![burg-blog-logo-1](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/burg-blog-logo-1.png?width=238&height=113&name=burg-blog-logo-1.png)](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/) # International Education - Diwali Celebration Posted by [Andy Cunningham](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/author/andy-cunningham) on November 3, 2023 at 3:26 PM ![](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/Avatar2.jpg) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Last night, the [Office of International Education (OIE)](https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/student-support/international-education) and the Fitchburg Indian Student Association observed Diwali in the Main Lounge of Hammond Hall. Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights with its variations also celebrated in other Indian religions. It symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil,  and knowledge over ignorance". The event, including dinner, dancing and an educational portion, was generously funded by [IT*Induct*](https://www.itinduct.com/). ![Image_006-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-2378-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_006-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-2378-PM.jpg?width=924&height=957&name=Image_006-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-2378-PM.jpg) ![Image_067-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-3683-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_067-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-3683-PM.jpg?width=713&height=832&name=Image_067-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-3683-PM.jpg) ![Image_004-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-2394-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_004-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-2394-PM.jpg?width=1294&height=961&name=Image_004-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-2394-PM.jpg) ![Image_009-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4144-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_009-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4144-PM.jpg?width=1102&height=916&name=Image_009-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4144-PM.jpg) ![Image_062-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4398-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_062-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4398-PM.jpg?width=672&height=1043&name=Image_062-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4398-PM.jpg) ![Image_010-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4648-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_010-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4648-PM.jpg?width=1516&height=1019&name=Image_010-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4648-PM.jpg) ![Image_065-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4316-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_065-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4316-PM.jpg?width=1151&height=717&name=Image_065-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4316-PM.jpg) ![Image_007-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4632-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_007-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4632-PM.jpg?width=1205&height=988&name=Image_007-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4632-PM.jpg) ![Image_058-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-3735-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_058-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-3735-PM.jpg?width=1016&height=679&name=Image_058-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-3735-PM.jpg) ![Image_014-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4260-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_014-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4260-PM.jpg?width=1421&height=895&name=Image_014-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4260-PM.jpg) ![Image_087-1](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_087-1.jpg?width=955&height=598&name=Image_087-1.jpg) ![Image_024-Nov-03-2023-07-49-42-0471-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_024-Nov-03-2023-07-49-42-0471-PM.jpg?width=864&height=512&name=Image_024-Nov-03-2023-07-49-42-0471-PM.jpg) ![Image_026-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-3576-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_026-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-3576-PM.jpg?width=1073&height=906&name=Image_026-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-3576-PM.jpg) ![Image_037-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4844-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_037-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4844-PM.jpg?width=1546&height=1031&name=Image_037-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4844-PM.jpg) ![Image_043-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4382-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_043-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4382-PM.jpg?width=1367&height=925&name=Image_043-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4382-PM.jpg) ![Image_051-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4632-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_051-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4632-PM.jpg?width=1291&height=854&name=Image_051-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4632-PM.jpg) ![Image_025-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4064-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_025-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4064-PM.jpg?width=1021&height=847&name=Image_025-Nov-03-2023-07-19-03-4064-PM.jpg)   Topics: [Student Experience](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/topic/student-experience), [International Education](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/topic/international-education), [Events](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/topic/events), [International Admissions](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/topic/international-admissions) ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic A-Z - 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