Friends of India Calls for Sponsors, Early Tickets for June’s Kite and Color Festival
BY CLYDE HUGHES | AC JosepH Media
MILLVILLE — The local Friends of India Society announced that it is offering early-bird tickets and sponsorship opportunities for its 17th annual Kite and Color Festival, celebrating two Hindu festivals. The event will take place on Saturday, June 14, at the Cumberland Park Fairgrounds, according to Yogesh Thakur, who spoke to FrontRunnerNewJersey.com.
The celebration will feature kite flying, a color splash, water sprinklers, a bonfire, and Bollywood music and dance, among other activities, according to a flyer about the event. Thakur, a local realtor and co-organizer, shared the details.
The Kite & Color Festival is a blend of two Hindu festivals: Holi and Makar Sankranti. Holi, also known as the “Festival of Colors,” is especially popular among the international Indian diaspora.
Celebrated on March 25 in 2024, Holi commemorates the eternal love between Radha and Krishna, as well as the triumph of good over evil. The holiday is marked by the use of non-toxic colored powder called gulal. Participants joyfully throw gulal at one another, creating a vibrant scene reminiscent of blooming spring flowers.
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Makar Sankranti, also called Sankranti, was observed on January 15 in 2024 and marks the sun’s transition into the zodiac sign Makara, known in the West as Capricorn. Hindus often honor the sun deity Surya on this day in remembrance of the sun’s journey from the Southern to the Northern Hemisphere. The occasion is often celebrated with festivals featuring fireworks, bonfires and flying kites.
For tickets, sponsorship and additional information, contact Thakur at 856-503-6606 or Alkesh at 856-364-1056.
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