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HOLI: Festival Of Colors!

March 18, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

$5.00 – $10.00

Special Event
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Festival of Color- Holi
11:00am-12:30pm
Historical Society of Cheshire County, 246 Main St.

Celebrating the arrival of Spring, Holi (also called Holaka or Phagwa) is a festival practiced by Hindus in countries like India, Nepal, and Bangladesh each year in March. The public is invited to attend this family-friendly cultural celebration at the Historical Society of Cheshire County, 246 Main Street, in Keene on Saturday, March 18th at 11:00am.  Special guest and local artist Bijaya Paul will share the epic story behind the festival, involving an evil King, his determined son, a malicious aunt Holika, and the Hindu god Vishnu.  Children from the local Indian community will sing a song related to the festival and visitors will have an opportunity to create a Holi-inspired craft to take home.  At noon, families are invited to shake off their winter blues and rejoice in the colors and liveliness of spring by heading outside to respectfully throw colored powder at each other.  The Society recommends that participants wear old clothes, dress warmly, and bring a towel to brush off powders at the end of the event.  Cost: $5/person, $10/family.  A packet of colored powder will be handed out to the first 25 visitors to this event. To attend, please contact Jennifer Carroll, Director of Education, at dired@hsccnh.org or 603/352-1895 or visit hscc@hsccnh.org.

 

Details

Date:
March 18, 2017
Time:
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cost:
$5.00 – $10.00
Event Category:

Organizer

Historical Society of Cheshire County
Phone
603521895
Email
hscc@hsccnh.org

Venue

Historical Society of Cheshire