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Known as the "festival of colours," Holi heralds the arrival of spring and bids farewell to winter, typically observed in March. In 2024, Holi commenced on Monday, March 25th.

Two Suffolk schools became a burst of colour last week – as the pupils took part in vibrant Holi celebrations. Pupils from Mendlesham and Bacton Primary Schools, near Stowmarket, were treated to a visit from choreographer Kalpesh Zalavadiya who showed them a range of Garba and Bhangra dance moves. After dancing in formation on the playground, the children got the chance to mark each other with colourful powdered paints.

Children, families and staff from Ellington Infant School in Ramsgate took part in a colour-filled celebration in honour of the Hindu festival Holi on Thursday, March 30.

All of the children joined in enthusiastically and really enjoyed learning about the traditional music and colour dance used in this celebration of Spring. We celebrated Holi this year to support our learning about a variety of religions and religious celebrations. Mrs Hartley is working towards our Quality Mark in RE and this evidence will help to demonstrate or hard work in this area of the curriculum.

Date: JUNE 2022 Event: HOLI CELEBRATION This week the children had a fantastic opportunity to take part in R.E workshops based around the Indian festival of colour, ‘Holi’. Kalpesh from K’z Dance Entertainment Ltd taught all the children some traditional Indian dances and discussed with them the meaning of the Holi festival. At the end of the day the whole school came together and performed the dances taught earlier in the day, the children and staff had some wonderful moves! At the end of the performance everyone took part in throwing colourful dyes at one another to celebrate Holi, just like it is carried out in India.