Venerdì 10 Maggio 2024

In India si festeggia la primavera: presente anche il principe Harry

Color powder to be used during the Hindu festival of Holi is displayed for sale on a local market in central Kolkata, India, Monday, March 21, 2016. The colorful holiday, celebrated mainly in India and Nepal, marks the beginning of spring and the triumph of good over evil. (ANSA/AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
An Indian man takes a bath to clear Holi color powder on him in central Kolkata, India, Monday, March 21, 2016. The colorful holiday, celebrated mainly in India and Nepal, marks the beginning of spring and the triumph of good over evil. (ANSA/AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Indian Hindu widows throw flower petals and colored powder during Holi celebrations at the Gopinath temple, 180 kilometres (112 miles) south-east of New Delhi, India Monday, March 21, 2016. A few years ago this joyful celebration was forbidden for Hindu widows. Like hundreds of thousands of observant Hindu women they would have been expected to live out their days in quiet worship, dressed only in white, their very presence being considered inauspicious for all religious festivities. (ANSA/AP Photo /Manish Swarup)
epa05225920 Britain’s Prince Harry (R) takes part in the Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colour, as he visits the Gauda Secondary School and in Okhari, Nepal, 22 March 2016. The British royal is on a five-day trip to Nepal. EPA/STR UK AND IRELAND OUT
epa05225921 Britain’s Prince Harry (C) takes part in the Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colour, as he visits the Gauda Secondary School and in Okhari, Nepal, 22 March 2016. The British royal is on a five-day trip to Nepal. EPA/STR UK AND IRELAND OUT
epa05225924 Britain’s Prince Harry takes part in the Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colour, as he visits the Gauda Secondary School and in Okhari, Nepal, 22 March 2016. The British royal is on a five-day trip to Nepal. EPA/STR UK AND IRELAND OUT
epa05225925 Britain’s Prince Harry takes part in the Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colour, as he visits the Gauda Secondary School and in Okhari, Nepal, 22 March 2016. The British royal is on a five-day trip to Nepal. EPA/STR UK AND IRELAND OUT
epa05225922 Britain’s Prince Harry (C) takes part in the Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colour, as he visits the Gauda Secondary School and in Okhari, Nepal, 22 March 2016. The British royal is on a five-day trip to Nepal. EPA/STR UK AND IRELAND OUT
epa05225923 Britain’s Prince Harry (R) takes part in the Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colour, as he visits the Gauda Secondary School and in Okhari, Nepal, 22 March 2016. The British royal is on a five-day trip to Nepal. EPA/STR UK AND IRELAND OUT
epaselect epa05225934 Britain’s Prince Harry takes part in the Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colour, as he visits the Gauda Secondary School and in Okhari, Nepal, 22 March 2016. The British royal is on a five-day trip to Nepal. EPA/STR UK AND IRELAND OUT

NEW DELHI. Centinaia di milioni di indiani sono impegnati oggi nei festeggiamenti di 'Holi', la tradizionale e antica festa indù dei colori e dell'amore celebrata soprattutto in India centro-settentrionale e Nepal, con cui tradizionalmente si dà anche il benvenuto alla primavera. A partecipare all'antica festa, anche il Principe Harry. Ieri sera gruppi di persone si sono raccolte attorno ad enormi falò per bruciare simbolicamente Holika (il diavolo), con canti, balli, rullio di tamburi e allegri festeggiamenti. Dalle prime ore di oggi, invece, molti govani, 'armatì di bombe d'acqua e polveri colorate applicate su corpo e vestiti, sono partiti alla ricerca di 'vittimè rappresentate dagli scarsi passanti e da molti ignari animali vaganti (mucche, cani e gatti), contro cui hanno lanciato o sparato acqua trattata con 'abirà e 'gulal', come sono chiamati i colori usati per 'Holì.   A questo esercizio non si sono sottratte neppure le personalità politiche indiane. Numerosi ministri del governo del premier Narendra Modi, ed il presidente del Bjp, Amith Shah, hanno organizzato feste nelle loro residenze lasciandosi fotografare con volti e vestiti coperti da polveri multicolori. Ovviamente anche il partito del Congresso, con in testa Sonia e Rahul Gandhi, non hanno mancato l'appuntamento festeggiando 'Holì nella sua sede centrale di Delhi. Infine si deve segnalare che in un clima reso difficile dalle minacce terroristiche globali, solo a New Delhi 2.500 uomini delle forze di sicurezza hanno presidiato i punti più affollati della capitale indiana, per prevenire possibili atti inconsulti.

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