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Yes, Kuningan needs a disambig... — Davenbelle 09:21, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
This edit appears to be copied directly from this blog entry. Jpatokal ( talk) 18:18, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
A reference to the similarities with Diwali and other forms of Hinduism should be made to make it easier for others to see the relationship. I am an Indonesian Hindu working at the Embassy of Indonesia abroad, so I speak with some authority when I tell you that Kuningan Day (Galungan) and Diwali have the same roots and are hence similar. They are both based on the idea of the victory of good over evil - any differences are cultural and not religious.
The format of the festival is the exact same, the differences are part of the local cultural adaptations (be it calendar or the way the celebration occurs) much like Sri Lankan Deepavali is different from Nepali tihar or Gujarati Diwali - which are all based on the same idea and principles that Galungan is . I don't see why you keep disputing this fact.
At no point in the article is it being stated that they are the same festival, only rightly that they are similar and related.
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Yes, Kuningan needs a disambig... — Davenbelle 09:21, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
This edit appears to be copied directly from this blog entry. Jpatokal ( talk) 18:18, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
A reference to the similarities with Diwali and other forms of Hinduism should be made to make it easier for others to see the relationship. I am an Indonesian Hindu working at the Embassy of Indonesia abroad, so I speak with some authority when I tell you that Kuningan Day (Galungan) and Diwali have the same roots and are hence similar. They are both based on the idea of the victory of good over evil - any differences are cultural and not religious.
The format of the festival is the exact same, the differences are part of the local cultural adaptations (be it calendar or the way the celebration occurs) much like Sri Lankan Deepavali is different from Nepali tihar or Gujarati Diwali - which are all based on the same idea and principles that Galungan is . I don't see why you keep disputing this fact.
At no point in the article is it being stated that they are the same festival, only rightly that they are similar and related.