It’s HOLI today.
For all those who are unaware of what Holi it; let me explain (of course, the pictures will have given you an idea).
It is a festival – a riot of colours. It is celebrated by people throwing coloured powder and coloured water at each other; actually more than throwing, it is like smearing [...]
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of UAE, announced to cancel all events for the New Year celebrations.
I say:
Rather than cancel the events, the organisers should be made to contribute towards the repair and damage that the gazans have sufferred. Also they could tie a black band to show their solidarity. In fact they [...]
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The fireworks and festivities are a given on New Year’s Eve, but what about some of the more unusual traditions.
Ecuador
Nothing quite rings in the New Year like the burning of an effigy or three. In Ecuador, gigantic figures stuffed with fabric and straw – called Años Viejos (Old Years) – are commonly burned at midnight. [...]
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