Hindu Heritage Month Activities

Celebrate Hindu Heritage Month in November with Diwali, Holi, rangoli art, and Hindu Canadians.

What’s inside (15 pages):
What Is Hindu Heritage Month? Why November, with a photo of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto.
Hindu Beliefs and Values: ahimsa, karma, dharma, and seva, plus the roots of yoga.
Diwali: The Festival of Lights.
Holi: The Festival of Colours, with a Diwali and Holi comparison chart.
Hindu Canadians: where families came from and how communities grew.
Let’s Learn Hindi Words: six words in Devanagari script to say and copy.
Colour a Rangoli, Finish the Rangoli (symmetry on a dot grid), and Decorate a Diya.
Check Your Reading, teacher guide, answer key, and credits.

Why teachers love it:
Inclusive of the many ways families celebrate.
Art pages build symmetry skills.
No prep, just print and go.