The third day is consecrated to the goddess of wealth and is marked by the use of fire crackers.  
On the second day of it, people take baths before sunrise in honor of a day on which sixteen thousand girls were liberated from the demon king Narakasur.  The third day is consecrated to the goddess of wealth and is marked by the use of fire crackers.  On the fourth day, businesses start a new set of books to inaugurate the new lunar year.  The fifth and final day celebrates King Bali.  Jains observe it as commemoration of the establishment of the dharma by Mahavira, and Sikhs remember the 1620 festival when Hargobind Singh negotiated the release of 52 imprisoned Hindu princes. FTP, name this holiday, the Hindu festival of lights.
On the second day of it, people take baths before sunrise in honor of a day on which sixteen thousand girls were liberated from the demon king Narakasur.  
Diwali (or: Dipavali or: Deepavali)