@MSUB SUB Galcier Room First Floor - Student Union Building FREE MSUB’s Office of International Studies is hosting its fourth annual Global Studies Seminar: Themed Semester this fall and will be hosting weekly events for FREE from September through November to showcase India. See the full schedule of events at https://www.msubillings.edu/internat.../themed-sem/India.htm. We are proud to include the important celebration of the Diwali in this year’s Themed Semester and hope that you’ll join us for this vibrant and tasty celebration. Also known as the Festival of Lights, Diwali is considered India’s most important festival. Diwali represents a time for friends and family to enjoy quality moments, spiritual blessings, and delicious Indian cuisine. Diwali is considered the golden day to pray to the Laxmi, the goddess of wealth and to Ganesh, the elephant-headed Hindu god of prosperity and wisdom. Indian people wear new traditional clothes, decorate their homes with lights, candles and earthen lamps to bring out light and color. Indians also typically make Rangoli, which is an art design created on floors using sand colors and chalk. In the evening, this festival is celebrated by visiting temples, lighting candles and enjoying homemade delicacies. Families come together with dancing, food, decorations and lively traditions. At this event, we’ll have live and interactive dancing and music, an assortment of Indian food, Rangoli art, and good company. Due to capacity limitations, please complete the below RSVP so we have a good idea of how many people will be joining this free celebration.