So I was today years old when I learned that diwali is a holiday. Also, that it's not pronounced as if there are two Wally's (I googled: its DIH-Wally, apparently -- just say Dear Wally, and take away the R in dear). And while I'm perfectly happy to add another holiday, doesn't it seem like, at this point, if you add one you need to take one away -- you can't have every day be a holiday or nothing will ever get done! I'm fine with removing Thanksgiving for Diwali (does anybody in the failed state known as the US have anything to be thankful for? -- I thought not) or X-mas for example. I still don't quite know what it celebrates (tried the wiki article, but tldr -- something to do with having lights; why not just call it Thomas Edison Day?).