\u201cEven to this day, the cool thing about Diwali is that I can't wait to add to the traditions I learned from my parents.\u201d\nDiwali - the Festival of Lights - is celebrated by more than a BILLION people worldwide. And like so many of our traditions with roots in religion, Diwali is ALSO similar because it\u2019s a cultural celebration where stories of family, friends, fun and yes, food, play a big part. So we asked for a little help from our FriMMds (of the Pod) - old and new. Huge thanks to everyone for sharing their Diwali stories...\n\nLEARN MORE\xa0\n\nDIWALI: kids.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/diwali\n\n\nPAST MM EPISODE: modmypod.com/episodes/ep-113-diwali-memories-then-amp-now\n\n\n\nLEARN ABOUT OUR FRIENDS\xa0\n\nRajiv Satyal: rajivsatyal.com // instagram.com/funnyindian\n\n\nSheetal Sheth: sheetalsheth.com // instagram.com/beneaththesheetz // modmypod.com/episodes/ep-134-sheetal-sheth\n\n\nSharad Lal: howtolive.life (POD) // instagram.com/sharadlal/\n\n\nUrvashi Bhatnagar: greenovationproject.com // instagram.com/urvi_bhatnagar //\xa0\n\nmodmypod.com/episodes/ep-187-dr-urvashi-bhatnagars-unexpected-solutions\n\nParesh Jha: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mmom-memories-paresh-jha/id1507595726?i=1000560692510\n\n\nSudha Ranganathan: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sudha-ranganathan-linkedins-director-of-product/id1509346585?i=1000590511165\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices