Bill Text: IL SR0465 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares October 20, 2025 as Diwali Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-10-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0465 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-SR0465-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Diwali is a five-day festival of lights that | ||||||
| 3 | takes place in autumn and is a festival of new beginnings, | ||||||
| 4 | celebrating good over evil and light over darkness; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, The word Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word | ||||||
| 6 | Deepavali, meaning "rows of lighted lamps"; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Diwali is celebrated by millions of Hindus, | ||||||
| 8 | Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs, and each religion marks different | ||||||
| 9 | events and stories; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Diwali is important to each faith for different | ||||||
| 11 | reasons; the common factor in the understanding of the holiday | ||||||
| 12 | is the triumph of good over evil, of "light over darkness"; | ||||||
| 13 | this focus on light is why it is known as the festival of | ||||||
| 14 | lights; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Celebrants light small oil lamps and place them | ||||||
| 16 | around their homes; the lights symbolize the light within each | ||||||
| 17 | individual, the light that rids the soul of ignorance; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Diwali lies not just in lighting lamps but in | ||||||
| 19 | lighting lives through compassion, gratitude, and | ||||||
| 20 | togetherness; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Diwali reminds us of something deeper, that each | ||||||
| 2 | of us has a light within, capable of spreading warmth, hope, | ||||||
| 3 | and kindness; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, The message of Diwali resonates with Illinoisans, | ||||||
| 5 | Americans, and citizens of the world now more than ever; | ||||||
| 6 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare October 20, | ||||||
| 9 | 2025 as Diwali Day in the State of Illinois in honor of the | ||||||
| 10 | people of the State and across the nation who celebrate this | ||||||
| 11 | significant holiday. | ||||||
