Traveller’s Diary: From Holi celebrations across India to the St Patrick’s Day in Ireland
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Holi
When: March 13, 2017
Where: All across India especially North India states
Holi is celebrated in the Spring season in India and Nepal. It is aptly known as the festival of colours or the festival of sharing affection and allowing forgiveness. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. It is also celebrated as thanksgiving for a good harvest. Holi celebrations start on the night before Holi with Holika Dahanf. Lighting a bonfire around which people gather, and pray that their internal evil should be destroyed.
St Patrick’s Day
When: March 16-19, 2017
Where: Ireland
The theme for St. Patrick’s Festival 2017 is ‘Ireland You Are’ and it looks to celebrate Ireland as a culturally diverse, complex and brave society, notwithstanding its challenges, yet with strengths and characteristic traits. From cathedrals to classrooms, the city will reverberate with an evocative programme of mesmerising music, powerful performances, intriguing walks and inspiring talks.
The Festival has commissioned Stephen James Smith, a Dublin poet and playwright central to the rise of the vibrant spoken word genre, to write a new poem, entitled ‘My Ireland’ in response to the theme. An overarching, edgy, yet celebratory narrative of Ireland, the poem is accompanied by a short film by Director Myles O’Reilly, arranged and mixed by Conor O’Brien (Villagers), music by Colm Mac Con Iomaire and Loah, Saint Sister, Eithne Ní Chatháin aka Inni-K and Ye Vagabonds accompanying.
Take the opportunity to explore our capital city and join over 4,000 other explorers on this year’s Treasure Hunt (Saturday, March 18th) traversing the Liffey and visiting places of historical and contemporary interest. Still outdoors enjoy the unique experience of a free outdoor film screening of the Oscar nominated In America, in the beautiful surrounds of the newly renovated medieval Swords Castle in partnership with Fingal County Council on Thursday, 16th March. Enjoy the finest of our island cuisine up the road in Howth Village, at the Dublin Bay Prawn Festival from Friday 17th to Sunday, 19th March. Sunday, 19th March will see Merrion Square come alive with a vibrant day-long street carnival; the Festival Big Day Out is set to burst with street theatre, music, aerial performances, arts and crafts, circus and science.
Holi
When: March 13, 2017
Where: All across India especially North India states
Holi is celebrated in the Spring season in India and Nepal. It is aptly known as the festival of colours or the festival of sharing affection and allowing forgiveness. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. It is also celebrated as thanksgiving for a good harvest. Holi celebrations start on the night before Holi with Holika Dahanf. Lighting a bonfire around which people gather, and pray that their internal evil should be destroyed.
St Patrick’s Day
When: March 16-19, 2017
Where: Ireland
The theme for St. Patrick’s Festival 2017 is ‘Ireland You Are’ and it looks to celebrate Ireland as a culturally diverse, complex and brave society, notwithstanding its challenges, yet with strengths and characteristic traits. From cathedrals to classrooms, the city will reverberate with an evocative programme of mesmerising music, powerful performances, intriguing walks and inspiring talks.
The Festival has commissioned Stephen James Smith, a Dublin poet and playwright central to the rise of the vibrant spoken word genre, to write a new poem, entitled ‘My Ireland’ in response to the theme. An overarching, edgy, yet celebratory narrative of Ireland, the poem is accompanied by a short film by Director Myles O’Reilly, arranged and mixed by Conor O’Brien (Villagers), music by Colm Mac Con Iomaire and Loah, Saint Sister, Eithne Ní Chatháin aka Inni-K and Ye Vagabonds accompanying.
Take the opportunity to explore our capital city and join over 4,000 other explorers on this year’s Treasure Hunt (Saturday, March 18th) traversing the Liffey and visiting places of historical and contemporary interest. Still outdoors enjoy the unique experience of a free outdoor film screening of the Oscar nominated In America, in the beautiful surrounds of the newly renovated medieval Swords Castle in partnership with Fingal County Council on Thursday, 16th March. Enjoy the finest of our island cuisine up the road in Howth Village, at the Dublin Bay Prawn Festival from Friday 17th to Sunday, 19th March. Sunday, 19th March will see Merrion Square come alive with a vibrant day-long street carnival; the Festival Big Day Out is set to burst with street theatre, music, aerial performances, arts and crafts, circus and science.
