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Posted Sep 5, 2002 by Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Spoonwinner, Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)
The entry tells you everything except when it falls...? erm

Is it a fixed date festival, or if not, how is the date calculated? When does it actually come to pass?

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Posted Sep 23, 2003 by Researcher 194846
This year (2003) Diwali falls on 25th October. Diwali is a New Year festival in the Hindu Vikrama calendar, where it falls on the night of the new moon in the month of Kartika.

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Posted Sep 23, 2003 by Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Spoonwinner, Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)
Thanks! ok

Is there a simple conversion formula to work it out in the Roman calendar? erm

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Posted Oct 10, 2003 by Anushodhak
It's calculated by Astrologers, based on positions of stars, bit complicated but we get calendars in the market.
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