Live: Indian widows break taboos in Holi revelry印度寡妇打破枷锁举办非传统色彩节

1,545 views · Published 27 February 2018 · 14:58 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: CGTN · 2018 · News & Politics

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Preparations are in full swing in India ahead of Holi festival, or the festival of colors, which falls on March 1 this year. Widows are traditionally barred from taking part in the celebrations, but with the help of social activists, they are breaking barriers and painting Vrindavan, a holy town in Uttar Pradesh, in red!

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