{"id":974,"date":"2024-03-25T11:54:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T11:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/?p=974"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:54:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T11:54:48","slug":"happy-holi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/2024\/03\/25\/happy-holi-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Holi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Holi, or the festival of colours, is a religious occasion considered the second biggest Hindu festival after Diwali, generally celebrated by people from the north of India. It marks the beginning of spring after a long winter and signifies the triumph of good over evil. To those who celebrate, may your Holi be full of colour, love and happiness!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we would like to hear how the celebration is to take place in Queen&#8217;s community this year, we want to invite you to read the post from Ying, on her last year&#8217;s experience of joining this celebration with her Indian friends at Queen&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/292\/2024\/03\/Holi-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/03\/Holi-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/03\/Holi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/03\/Holi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/03\/Holi-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/03\/Holi.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-chinese-at-queen-039-s wp-block-embed-chinese-at-queen-039-s\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"shM3dDuIKO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/2023\/03\/08\/holi-a-festival-of-colours-and-joy\/\">Holi: A Festival of Colours and Joy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Holi: A Festival of Colours and Joy&#8221; &#8212; Chinese at Queen&#039;s\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/2023\/03\/08\/holi-a-festival-of-colours-and-joy\/embed\/#?secret=dwjZnnmPRN#?secret=shM3dDuIKO\" data-secret=\"shM3dDuIKO\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/cultural-diversity\/holi-festival\/\"><strong>Celebrating Holi at Queen&#8217;s<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holi, or the festival of colours, is a religious occasion considered the second biggest Hindu festival after Diwali, generally celebrated by people from the north of India. 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