Excited about Holi? Let us look at how international students can celebrate Holi abroad.
Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad
USA To experience the beautiful spirit of Holi like that of India, the Indian community in the USA organize large meet-ups so that people can enjoy themselves as a community and don’t miss out on the fun and energy of this festival. Apart from this the local temples and the Indian student association host various small celebratory events.
Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad
Canada
Canada is home to a large Punjabi community for whom Holi marks the beginning of the harvest season signifying fertility. Since back at home, Holi for the people of Punjab is a significant festival, Punjabis in Canada try to bring the same spirit of Holi by celebrating it with utmost fervour. People gather together as a community and light bonfires, sing, dance, eat, and play with powdered colours
Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad
Australia
To make sure people find everything they need to celebrate Holi, there are many supermarkets in Australia – SuperBazaar, Rachel and India at Home – where Holi-related things are easily available. Holi is celebrated at a large scale in the city of Melbourne where people get together and play with colours and water guns.
Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad
Singapore
The fact that Tamil is one of the official languages of Singapore makes the importance of the Indian community quite obvious. To embrace the beauty of different traditions, locals join the celebrations of Holi with a lot of excitement. Watercolour fights are a common scene at the time of Holi in Singapore.
Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad
Barcelona
This beautiful city of Spain celebrates the spirit of Holi in its own way by adding an essence of Spain to the Indian celebrations of Holi. Instead of playing with colours, they lather each other with tomatoes. This is known as the Tomatina festival. The locals join the celebrations with utmost enthusiasm enhancing the vibes of Holi.
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