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Unique wishes for Diwali.
What to write.

Wish them a happy Diwali, then add one specific hope for their life in the coming year.

These Diwali wishes are sorted by who is writing. Pick your group, be specific, and sign.

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

Wishing you and your family a joyful Diwali. Save me some ladoo.

From Joe

Happy Diwali. May Lakshmi bless the home you have built together.

From Priya

Wishing you a peaceful and prosperous Diwali.

From Kofi

Pick a design

  • A marigold rangoli around a lamp on a blue doorstep. Happy Diwali.
  • Two glasses. Well done, you. Have a proper night off.
  • A mortarboard. Congratulations, graduate. The hat stays on for photos only.
  • Stilllife congrats card. Congratulations.
  • A speech bubble. Congratulations. You're the talk of the group chat.
  • Pop congrats card. Congratulations.
  • Two glasses. Congratulations. Pop something.
  • Marker lettering with a highlighter stroke. Well done. Please stop telling us about it. (Don't stop.)
  • Marker lettering with a highlighter stroke. Congratulations. We never doubted you. (We doubted you a bit.)
  • Two-colour printed lettering. Congratulations on the new job. Your old lot are gutted.

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.

Unique Diwali wishes

Pick your group, write one specific hope, and sign.

For close friends

  • Happy Diwali. May your new job bring you as much light as these diyas.

  • Wishing you a Diwali full of laughter, good food, and no power cuts during the puja.

  • Happy Diwali. May the coming year be as bright for you as your living room is tonight.

  • Wishing you and your family a joyful Diwali. Save me some ladoo.

  • Happy Diwali. May your home be filled with the light of good company all year.

For family

  • Happy Diwali to our whole family. May the new year bring you health and time together.

  • Wishing you a Diwali as sweet as the treats you make. We miss being there.

  • Happy Diwali. May Lakshmi bless the home you have built together.

  • Thinking of you all this Diwali. May the light reach you wherever you are.

  • Happy Diwali. Our wish for you is a year of peace and shared meals.

For colleagues

  • Wishing you a peaceful and prosperous Diwali.

  • Happy Diwali. Hope you have a wonderful celebration with your family.

  • Wishing you light and happiness this Diwali and for the year ahead.

  • Happy Diwali. Enjoy the break and the festivities.

Short and sweet

  • Happy Diwali. Shubh Deepavali.

  • Wishing you light and joy.

  • A very happy Diwali to you.

  • Shubh Diwali. Enjoy the celebrations.

What to leave out

Do not copy a generic message about prosperity and light. Find one thing about their year to wish for.

Do not assume they celebrate in one particular way. A wish for their family is safe.

Do not send a wish after Diwali is over. If it is late, say you hope their celebrations were wonderful.

One card from everyone

Cousins abroad, friends across town, your team at work. One link, and it opens when the diyas are lit.

  1. 01

    Add the Diwali date.

    The card opens that morning and not before.

  2. 02

    Share one link.

    In the family chat or at work. Each person writes once, in a browser.

  3. 03

    They read it during the festivities.

    Every Diwali wish, signed with a name. They keep it.

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Questions

What is a unique Diwali wish?

A wish that fits the person. Mention a hope for their new job, their family, or their home, and not just prosperity.

What do you write in a Diwali card for a friend?

Happy Diwali, then a hope for their year ahead. A wish about their new flat or their family trip is better than a general one.

Do you say Happy Diwali or Deepavali?

Match the greeting they use in their own messages. The difference is regional, and getting their name right matters more.

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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