Taiwan only country to hold Indian Holi festival

Indian spring 'festival of colors' to be held in Taipei on June 21

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/06/20
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Due to its extraordinary handling of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), Taiwan will on Sunday (June 21) be the only country so far this year to hold an "Indian Holi Taipei" festival.

The festival, hosted by Mayur Indian Kitchen (MIK), is titled "Taipei Holi2020 @ Thanking Taiwan for Helping India Charity Event." It will take place at Taipei's Dajia Riverside Park.

Attendees from more than 20 nations will enjoy food, drinks, music, dance, watercolors, and cultural performances, according to the organizer and owner of MIK restaurants, Mayur Srivastava. "Most importantly (there is) a COVID-19 free environment because of the wonderful efforts by the various bodies of the Taiwan government to contain the virus."

The Holi festival is a "festival of colors" when participants throw colored dye and powder at each other. The festival is normally held in March, but due to the pandemic, it was canceled in India and by overseas Indian communities across the globe, including Taiwan.
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