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Celebrating 'Diwaleen' in Smethwick
This year Diwali & Halloween fall on the same day.
People are actually calling it ‘Diwaleen' - Diwali & Halloween mixed together.
It’s quite rare for these two celebrations to fall on the same day.
But did you know Diwali also coincides with a Sikh celebration too?
BBC Radio WM’s Preeti Kular has been to meet the Bhatia family in the Midlands - a generational household who are celebrating all three.
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