Canada Post unveils stamp featuring Rangoli design to celebrate Diwali

The Indian High Commission in Ottawa shared that Canada Post unveiled a stamp featuring a traditional Rangoli design to celebrate DiwaliIn a post on X on Friday local time the High Commission wrote on X Thank you Canada Post for unveiling the stamp featuring traditional Rangoli pattern to celebrate DiwalihttpsxcomHCI_Ottawastatus1981467048950604183The Diwali stamp was issued in recognition of Canadas cultural diversity Canada Post shared on its official websiteIt further stated that the Diwali stamp is one of several annual stamp issues that mark events of importance to Canadas culturally diverse populationCanada Post has issued Diwali stamps since 2017 The 2025 issue designed by Ritu Kanal of Underline Studio features an image of a Rangoli pattern and includes the word Diwali in Hindi and English the website saidEarlier the Consulate General of India in Toronto shared on Tuesday that the city of Toronto officially proclaimed October 20 2025 as Diwali DayIn a post on X it hailed the recognition celebrating the spirit of Diwali and acknowledged the immense contribution of the Indian community to Torontos cultural and social fabricThe cityoftoronto has officially proclaimed October 20 2025 as Diwali Day in Toronto This recognition celebrates the spirit of Diwali of victory of light over darkness and acknowledges the immense contribution of the Indian community to Torontos cultural and social fabric the Consulate wrote on XIt also shared the proclamation by Mayor Olivia Chow of Toronto who said On Diwali Day we recognize and celebrate the historic and ongoing contributions of the South Asian community that form an important part of the City of Torontos motto Diversity our StrengthCanadian PM Mark Carney had also extended his wishes on the occasion of Diwali Tonight families and communities across Canada will light diyas and celebrate the triumph of light over darkness of good over evil Wishing everyone celebrating Diwali a joyful Festival of LightsCanadian FM Anita Anand celebrated the festival with her family saying Over the course of my life one of the most special times of the year has been Diwali with my family and the celebration of light over darkness and good over evil From my family to yours happy DiwaliThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever