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Happy Diwali & New Year
wishes.

Wish them a happy Diwali and a prosperous new year, name one hope for them, and sign with your name. The two festivals are one greeting, so write it once.

The Diwali and New Year wishes are sorted by who is writing. Pick your group, wish them well, then sign.

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Two clay lamps lit on a stone step at dusk. Happy Diwali.

Happy Diwali. May the coming year be as sweet as the treats you share.

From Kofi

Happy Diwali. May your rangoli be bright and your new year be peaceful.

From Rosa

Happy Diwali. Wishing you prosperity and success in the new year.

From Sam

Pick a design

  • A marigold rangoli around a lamp on a blue doorstep. Happy Diwali.
  • A laptop. Congratulations on going freelance. The commute's excellent.
  • Marker lettering. Congratulations. The rest of us are proud. "jealous" is crossed out and "proud" written above it.
  • A speech bubble. Congratulations. You're the talk of the group chat.
  • A set of car keys. The keys are yours. Congratulations on the new place.
  • A star. Top of the class.
  • A set of car keys. Congratulations on passing. Can we have a lift?
  • A medal. Congratulations on finishing. Sit down now.
  • Marker lettering with a highlighter stroke. Qualified. Officially clever now.
  • Marker lettering with a highlighter stroke. Congratulations. We never doubted you. (We doubted you a bit.)

The question

Each writer gets a question.

One at a time, about Sam. They answer in their own words, or write without one.

Who they are to you
  1. Something you saw Sam do to get here.
  2. The moment you knew Sam would manage it.
  3. Something Sam put up with on the way.
  4. A thing about Sam that made this no surprise.
  5. The part of this that was all Sam's own doing.
  6. Something you hope Sam will stop and enjoy.
  1. The moment you knew you had a proper friend in Sam.
  2. Something Sam did that only a friend would.
  3. A thing you still laugh about together.
  4. The time Sam turned up when it mattered.
  5. Something Sam knew about you before you said it.
  1. Something Sam did for the family that went unsaid.
  2. A habit of Sam's that you have caught yourself copying.
  3. A memory of Sam from when you were younger.
  4. Something Sam put up with from you.
  5. Something Sam taught you, mostly by example.
  1. A small thing Sam did that you noticed and never mentioned.
  2. The moment you knew.
  3. Something Sam did this year that made things easier for you.
  4. A thing about Sam you would not change.
  5. Something Sam carried that was yours to carry.
  1. The thing you go to Sam for.
  2. Something you picked up from working beside Sam.
  3. A bad day at work that Sam turned round.
  4. Something a new starter should be told about Sam.
  5. Something Sam did that made the job feel worth doing.

Or write without one.

Diwali and New Year wishes

Pick your group, wish them well, and sign.

For family

  • Happy Diwali and a prosperous New Year to our family. May your home be filled with light and laughter.

  • Wishing you a Diwali as bright as you are, and a new year full of joy. With love.

  • To our dear family, happy Diwali. May the new year bring you health, happiness and success.

  • Happy Diwali. May the coming year be as sweet as the treats you share.

For friends

  • Happy Diwali and New Year. Wishing you light, good food and better company.

  • Here is to a bright Diwali and a new year full of good things. Cheers, friend.

  • Happy Diwali. May your rangoli be bright and your new year be peaceful.

  • Wishing you a Diwali full of joy and a new year that treats you kindly.

For someone you admire

  • Happy Diwali. Wishing you prosperity and success in the new year.

  • May the new year bring you all you have worked for. Happy Diwali.

  • Happy Diwali and New Year. Your light inspires others, and we wish you the same.

Short

  • Warm wishes for Diwali and the new year.

  • Wishing you light and joy this Diwali.

  • Happy New Year and Diwali.

  • A bright Diwali to you and yours.

What to leave out

Do not mix Diwali wishes with Christmas or other new years. The Hindu new year follows Diwali, so wish for that one.

Do not write a novel. Two sentences are enough for light, prosperity and good health.

Do not assume their plans. Wish them a happy festival and let them tell you how they celebrated.

One card from everyone

Family, friends, the community. One link, and it opens on Diwali.

  1. 01

    Add Diwali's date.

    The card opens that morning and not before.

  2. 02

    Ask everyone who celebrates.

    Each person gets one link and writes once, in a browser.

  3. 03

    They read it with the lights.

    Every Diwali and New Year wish carries a name. They keep it.

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Questions

How do you wish someone a happy Diwali and New Year?

Say 'Happy Diwali and a prosperous New Year', add a few words about light or prosperity, and sign it. One message covers both festivals.

What do you write to a Hindu friend for Diwali?

Wish them a happy Diwali, say something about the light in their home, and sign it. The wish is the same for family and friends.

When should a Diwali card arrive?

A few days before Diwali begins. The new year follows Diwali, so the card wishes for both at once.

Drafted with Claude on 28 September 2026, checked by code, and read by a person when the subject or the checks ask for it.

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