/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1095/all en /newsroom/channels/news/diwali-hindu-festival-lights-falls-nov-13-218909 <p>For about a billion revelers around the world, that means it's time to start thinking about sweets -- specifically the South Asian confections called mithai. [鈥 "Sweets are a sign of positive things, that life is good," said Arvind Sharma, a professor of religion at 平特五不中. "When you offer something to god and then give it to someone to eat, it becomes sacred."</p> <p>Read more at聽<em><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204840504578086890027787994.html" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal (Asia)</a></em></p> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:48:31 +0000 joy.wang@mail.mcgill.ca 12114 at /newsroom