特朗普发表排灯节总统致辞：向全美庆祝灯节的民众送上祝福
华盛顿 — 白宫11月8日发布特朗普总统的排灯节致辞。特朗普在致辞中向全美各地庆祝排灯节的美国民众致以最温暖的问候。排灯节又称灯节（Festival of Lights），是印度教等宗教传统中的重要节日。
特朗普在致辞中说，在这个特别的时刻，各地家庭围聚在摇曳的油灯（diya）旁，家家户户因古老传统的温暖而明亮，无数社区因这场有数千年历史的庆典而熠熠生辉。他说，今年排灯节，人们纪念光明战胜黑暗这一历久弥新的主题，并致敬每个人内心深处的善良，这些永恒的价值观长久以来丰富了美国的故事。
特朗普最后祝愿每一位庆祝排灯节的美国民众：愿这个欢乐的节日让家中充满希望与光明，让心中充满所爱之人的温暖。
这份致辞发布两天前，特朗普刚于11月6日在白宫椭圆形办公室主持排灯节点灯仪式，与印度裔官员、企业家和宾客共同点亮传统油灯，并收下宾客赠送的《哈努曼颂》。白宫举办排灯节庆祝活动的传统始于2003年小布什总统时期，此后历届总统延续，点灯仪式先后在白宫东厅、罗斯福厅与椭圆形办公室举行。（来源：白宫）
Trump Issues Presidential Message on Diwali, Sending Greetings to Americans Celebrating the Festival of Lights
Washington — The White House on November 8 released President Donald J. Trump's Presidential Message on Diwali, in which he sent his warmest greetings to Americans across the nation celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Lights, a major festival in the Hindu and other religious traditions.
In the message, Trump said that during this special time, families gather around flickering diyas, homes shine with the warmth of ancient traditions, and countless communities glow with the beauty of a celebration thousands of years in the making. He said that this Diwali observes light's enduring triumph over the forces of darkness and honors the goodness that lives within each and every person, timeless values that have long enriched the great story of America.
Trump closed by wishing each American celebrating Diwali that the joyful occasion fill their home with hope and light and their heart with the warmth of those they hold dear.
The message came two days after Trump hosted a Diwali lamp-lighting ceremony in the Oval Office on November 6, joining Indian American officials, business leaders and guests to light a traditional diya and receiving a copy of the Hanuman Chalisa presented by a guest. White House Diwali celebrations date to 2003 under President George W. Bush and have continued under successive presidents, with lighting ceremonies held over the years in the East Room, the Roosevelt Room and the Oval Office. (Source: The White House)
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图片来源：图：特朗普在白宫椭圆形办公室点亮排灯节油灯（资料图，2019年白宫排灯节点灯仪式）。白宫官方照片，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: President Trump lights a diya during a White House Diwali ceremony in the Oval Office (file photo, 2019). Official White House photograph, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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