My mom was born in an island called “Mauritius”, but she came to Canada to find a better job that fits in what she wanted to pursue in life. However she did not lose her culture when she came to this new world. As my grandmother is from India, my mom inherited some of the culture. One of these religious heritage is Holi.
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-Holi is a hindu festival the marks the arrival of spring. It is the celebration of fertility, colour and love, as well as the win of good versus evil.
-People take part in Holi all over the world but it is most celebrated in India and Nepal.It is often associated with the coloured powders that end up coating its participants after they’ve thrown them at each other.
-The timing of Holi is synchronised with the moon, which means that the dates of each celebration varies year on year.
-Holi is mostly seen as a time for people to get together and enjoy themselves. It is purported to be a time when friends, families and communities can get together without any concern for caste or ethnicity, although how much this holds true in reality is debatable.
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Every March, each year my mom would invite our family and friends to play Holi in our backyard. It started out when my mom meet my christian dad and she showed him what they did back in Mauritius. My dad and his family loved it and now Holi has become one of our traditions that we do every year. When I get older, I will continue this tradition because it's something that I would want my family to know.
Works Cited
Damree, Lina. Interview. By Himanshu Dursun. 26 Oct. 2017.
Dursun, Nalinee. Interview. By Himanshu Dursun. 25 Oct. 2017.
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ReplyDeleteThe pictures you chose are really eye catching, and remind me of a tradition I used to do with my family which was the colour run! You would run around the streets of Toronto and get covered in the same coloured powder as in your tradition! I wonder if the run was inspired by Holi.. if so, that's super cool! Since you said it is celebrated all over the world, it's a possibility! Also, do you celebrate it in synchronization with the moon as well, or just make it simple and do it every
ReplyDeleteMarch regardless of the moon? Anyways, this is making me want to participate in the colour run again! Thanks for the nostalgia!