Tag: Holi
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Hopewell Valley Arts Council’s annual fun run will cover families with color in return to Woolsey Park
Hopewell Valley residents and families will be covered in an array of colors when the Hopewell Valley Arts Council’s Color Fun Run & Walk returns this year. The fun run and walk, which is in its second year, will occur from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 18 at Woolsey Park. Young children to…
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Color Fun Run covers community residents, families in an array of colors
Woolsey Park was full of color as people throughout Hopewell Valley ran and walked in the first Color Fun Run & Walk created by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council. Families from young children to older adults followed the two-mile course in Hopewell Township on Sept. 19. The event was inspired by Hindu festival of Holi,…
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North Brunswick holds inaugural Holi celebration
PHOTOS COURTESY OF NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP The inaugural Holi celebration, hosted by the North Brunswick Youth Municipal Alliance, under the direction of Heather Tedesco, along with the North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services, was held on March 23 at Veterans Park. Approximately 350 community members attended the event, which celebrates the Indian…
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North Brunswick to hold Holi celebration
North Brunswick will hold a Holi celebration from 1-4 p.m. on March 23 at Veterans Park, Roosevelt Avenue, North Brunswick. Holi is an Indian festival celebrating the spring. People smear colored powders on each other to spread good luck and represent new beginnings. Powder will be provided, but attendees can bring additional powder. Wear white…
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South River festival of colors postponed until April 21
The Saraswati Cultural Association of New Jersey will sponsor its third annual Festival of Color in celebration of the holiday Holi from 1-5 p.m. on April 21 at Grekowski Park, 375 Whitehead Ave., South River. The event was postponed from April 15. The free event will have dancing, a live deejay, performances, food vendors, community tables…
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Indo-American association to hold Holi festival in South Brunswick on April 29
The Indo-American Cultural Foundation of Central Jersey will hold its annual Spring Cultural & Color Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 29 at Reichler Park, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. The celebration of Holi will include food stands, dances by local schoolchildren, a live deejay and vendor booths.…
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South River association will sponsor festival of colors for Holi
The Saraswati Cultural Association of New Jersey will sponsor its third annual Festival of Color in celebration of the holiday Holi from 1-5 p.m. on April 15 at Grekowski Park, 375 Whitehead Ave., South River. Rain date is April 22. The free event will have dancing, a live deejay, performances, food vendors, community tables and organic…
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Festival marks colorful beginning of spring in South River
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER – Music, traditions, modern Indian dance, food and colored powder were the focus of the Saraswati Cultural Association’s second annual Holi festival. “Holi is a spring festival, also known as the festival of colors or the festival of sharing love. The festival signifies the victory of good over…
