Holi festival again brings colour to Hanoi

(VNF) - The Indian Chamber of Commerce (INCHAM) plans to celebrate Holi (Festival of Colours), a popular festival that celebrates the coming of spring, at the Kinder Park (614 Lac Long Quan, Tay Ho district, Hanoi) on March 19^th.

Image from Holi festival 2016. (Photo: Facebook/Holi)

Holi is a spring festival, also known by the name of the “festival of colors.” This festival is mainly seen in India Nepal and South Asia, but has recently spread to certain parts of Europe and North America.

Celebrated all over India, Holi is a riotous event where colours are sprinkled and smeared on family, friends and even passers-by. Festivities begin in the morning and go on till noon. By then, everything is drenched in colours, a metaphor for the changing season.

INCHAM is a non-profit organization and has been at the forefront of bringing the rich culture of the Asian sub-continent to Vietnam.

The most popular activity in this festival is people chasing others, rich or poor, women or men, kids or adults, with dry, colored powder and colored water in water balloons or guns. (Photo: Facebook/Holi)

The organizations will provide Indian vegetarian food and colour powders for the festivities at the venue. Festivities will begin at 11 a.m. and go on till 3 p.m. and cost VND 600,000 (USD 26.3)/adults, VND 200,000 (USD 7.3)/children (from 6 – 12 years old).

For advanced bookings call INCHAM co-ordinators (252 Hoang Quoc Viet) on 04 37724248. And there’s a dress code: wear something that needs an urgent coat of dye.

Tickets are available at Dalcheeni (100 Xuan Dieu); Namaste Hanoi (46 Tho Nhuom); Tandoor restaurant (24 Hang Be); Foodshop 45 restaurant (59 Truc Bach); India palace (10B Tay Ho, Quang An); Little India, (32 Hang Tre).

Tickets will be available at restaurants this February 25^th./.

Minh Phuong