{"id":4339,"date":"2017-10-19T14:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=4339"},"modified":"2017-10-19T11:20:22","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T10:20:22","slug":"divali-la-fete-des-lumieres-a-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/divali-la-fete-des-lumieres-a-vancouver\/","title":{"rendered":"Divali : la F\u00eate des Lumi\u00e8res \u00e0 Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"<table align=\"right\">\n<tr>\n<td><b>French listening and reading practice: B1<br \/>(See the <a href=\"#grammar\">grammar breakdown<\/a>)<\/td>\n<tr><\/table>\n<p>Learn about the colorful, joyful festival of Diwali, celebrated by Indians all over the world. 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