Liza Jain reads a story of Diwali, the festival of lights, to students at Friendship Station preschool in Geneva on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Anishka Jain (center) and classmates paint rangolis during a Diwali celebration at Friendship Station preschool in Geneva on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Liza (left) and Anishka Jain answer questions about the holiday Diwali during a celebration in Anishka's class at Friendship Station preschool in Geneva on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Fox Valley residents who saw fireworks lighting the sky last week can rest assured they didn’t slip back in time to July. Instead, they got just a taste of the Indian festival of Diwali, a combined religious observance and New Year’s celebration shared by Hindus, …
