3 March 2023, Issue 1149
‘Let go’ with colour When Holi is celebrated in India, whole streets and villages are flooded with people and bright colours. This Saturday, March 4, a corner of our own town will be splashed with colour and fun as Tauranga’s Holi Festival 2023 takes over Jordan Park. “Holi is more than just a colourful play with colours. It reminds you of our connection with the divine and
that means different things to different people depending on their belief, but certainly it’s there to bring out the colourful side in us,” says event organiser Bela devi dasi Reid (pictured). Accompanying the main event of ‘throwing colours’, there will be food stalls, drinks, henna art, traditional Indian dance performances and music to enjoy. “We want to make this
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really unique colour festival a big one for Tauranga, like the Tauranga Diwali Festival, and move away from seeing it just as an Indian festival, but [instead] a festival for the heart, the soul, for everybody.” Get along to Jordan Park near Memorial Park and experience the joy of the Holi colour chase! Read more on page 9. Photo: John Borren.
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