Deepavali

Yangzheng Primary marked Deepavali 2023 with hands-on crafts and interactive activities to help pupils learn about the festival's traditions and deepen their appreciation of cultural diversity.

Last updated 8 August 2026

“Celebrating Diversity, Edifying Yangzhengnites” - Deepavali Celebrations 2023

Colorful banner reading Celebrating Diversity with three cartoon children representing different cultures on a purple background.

During the celebration of Deepavali this year, Yangzheng Primary continued to promote a deeper understanding of the different cultures, with the common theme across all festivals - “Celebrating Diversity, Edifying Yangzhengnites” On 10 November 2023, the school celebrated Deepavali with activities which are planned for the pupils using the “Head, Hand and Heart (3H)” approach.

Students in blue and yellow uniforms watch classroom projections about Deepavali and popular snacks.

During the Deepavali Assembly Programme on 10 November 2023, the pupils learnt about the facts and story of Deepavali as well as traditional Deepavali practices. The Assembly Programme included two interactive activities (one on food and one on attire) for the various levels. These interactive activities include Costume Jigsaw (P1 & P2), Matching Names to Costume (P3 & P4), Tying of Veshti (P5) and Tying of a Saree (P6).

Students in blue uniforms participate in classroom activities including food sorting on a whiteboard and traditional cloth draping demonstrations.

Thereafter, the pupils were involved in various Deepavali craftwork activities in class during We-Time. The craftwork activities included Rangoli colouring (Primary 1), Creating a Rangoli using sticker dots (Primary 2), Linking Rangoli Dots and Colouring (Primary 3), Rangoli Symmetry (Primary 4), and Making of Mehandi patterns (Primary 5 & 6).

Students in blue and yellow uniforms sort colored dot stickers onto paper plates and review a worksheet together.

The school also continued to leverage on the kudoboard e-card platform for pupils to submit pictures of their completed craftwork, together with a reflection of about either racial harmony or something new they had learnt about Deepavali.

Four student project boards from 2023 Deepavali celebration showing colorful mandalas, rangoli art, henna designs, and paper plate decorations.

It was a joyful and engaging Deepavali Celebrations for all our pupils. We thank all our staff, pupils and parents for their support as we celebrate our diversity and edify our Yangzhengnites to learn about national identity and harmony in a fun and uplifting way.