We celebrated Diwali in Haliburton with a sold out evening of dance performances, workshops, live music, traditional food and dancing for all.
Saturday, November 16, 2024
at the Haliburton Legion
Over 175 people attended with families, children, seniors and everyone in between learning and dancing together.
Photo by Tim Yano, the Haliburton Echo
We were pleased to welcome dancer Paromita Kar who together with another dance artist and a guitarist taught and performed some traditional South Asian Rajasthani folk dance style + Bollywood) dances. Paromita has a PhD in Dance Studies from York University and is a performer of the classical Indian Odissi dance, training under Odissi maestro Guru Durgacharan Ranbir of Odisha, India, as well as a performer of folk dances of Rajasthan (Thar desert region of Northwest India).
Music for dancing was provided by Karim Khimji and a live band with singers and some traditional instruments including table/dholak and dhol.
Delicious food was provided by Masala Kraft from Lindsay. Participants enjoyed sampling a variety of Diwali celebration treats.
Click here to see what was served!
Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights is a major Hindu festival fostering a sense of unity, love, and gratitude. It symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance through various cultural, religious, and social practices. It is a time for new beginnings, happiness, offerings of food and Indian sweets, dancing and bringing good luck into your life.
