Indians are everywhere in the world, and they don’t forget to celebrate the Holi festival. In the United Kingdom, Indians celebrate Holi with all its festivities. Let’s know more about it here.
Holi 2020 in the United Kingdom:
The United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Here, Indians are the second most minority. So the celebrations of Holi festival are also huge all over.
Celebrations in Leicester:
Leicester is the city of England that hosts the Holi festival every year with immense pleasure. It is famous all over the UK the way the colors of Holi can be seen here.
Holika Dahan:
People light a bonfire on the ever before Holi. It marks the celebration of the victory of good over evil and the beginning of the Holi festival. People sing and dance around the fire and greet each other. The celebrations take place in homes and commonly in temples.
Holi of colors:
Children take out their water guns and fill it with watercolors. It becomes a modern times Pichkari, which kids use to attack each other. Youngsters and adults also take part in playing with colors. They greet each other by placing Tilak on each other’s faces. Tilak is a sign of wishing good luck.
Evening of Holi in United Kingdom:
People visit each other’s homes in the evening after playing with colors. They exchange gifts and sweets to enhance love. People also eat food together that they specially prepare for the Holi festival. This way, they don’t feel lonely as they are away from their homeland.
If you are in Europe and want to celebrate Holi 2020 with all its colors, be in the United Kingdom. You will surely love the way people celebrate Holi here.
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