holiday triditions

Diwali is an Indian holiday. On Diwali we celebrate because it is the festival of lights. We put lit candles on the sides of our door steps. The house are filled with light and activity. We call up people we know and wish them a happy Diwali. Some times we paint foot prints to show where lord Lakshmi should go. Another thing we do is that we create a prayer stand so we can pray to lord Lakshmi on Diwali. Once the stand is set my family brings a piece of paper with Ravan's ten heads on it. On the piece of paper we sprinkle a special red paint. That means we are asking Ravan for his wisdom.