What is the Bhoot Chaturdashi festival?

Do you know India has its own Halloween called Bhoot Chaturdashi? This festival, famous in West Bengal, is marked on the 14th day of Krishna Paksha, which is the second-last phase of the moon, a day before Amavasya when Kali Puja/ Diwali is celebrated. It also marks the day when Goddess Kali defeated the demon Narakasur.

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