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Sorry, Galungan is a Balinese holiday that occurs every 210 days and lasts for 10 days. Kuningan is the last day of the holiday. Galungan means "When the Dharma is winning." During this holiday the Balinese gods visit the Earth and leave on Kuningan. just as the article says, it's not an Islam celebration festival, and it's totally unrelated. So combining this article with Hari Raya is out of question. Aldnonymous (talk) 04:25, 12 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
A reference to the similarities with Diwali and other forms of Hinduism should be made to make it easier for others to see the relationship. I am an Indonesian Hindu working at the Embassy of Indonesia abroad, so I speak with some authority when I tell you that Kuningan Day (Galungan) and Diwali have the same roots and are hence similar. They are both based on the idea of the victory of good over evil - any differences are cultural and not religious.
The format of the festival is the exact same, the differences are part of the local cultural adaptations (be it calendar or the way the celebration occurs) much like Sri Lankan Deepavali is different from Nepali tihar or Gujarati Diwali - which are all based on the same idea and principles that Galungan is . I don't see why you keep disputing this fact.
