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1 month ago | 
qoshe.com | Manasi Gopalakrishnan
According to the Hindu calendar, Holi falls on the last full moon of winter. Traditionally, it is celebrated in the northern parts of India, but is now popular across the country. Legend has it that a king of the demons — Hiranyakashyipu — demanded that everyone worship him as a god. But his son, Prahlad, opposed him, which made the king angry. Hiranyakashyipu devised many evil plans to kill his son, but failed miserably.
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1 month ago | 
dw.com | Manasi Gopalakrishnan
14/03/202514 de março de 2025Desde a origem da festa popular, na lenda hindu, até bebidas especiais temperadas com cannabis fresca, veja de que forma os indianos comemoram o Holi, este ano celebrado em 14 de março. https://p.dw.com/p/4rlmb1. As origensDe acordo com o calendário hindu, o Holi cai na última lua cheia do inverno. Historicamente, é comemorado nas regiões do norte da Índia, mas atualmente é popular também no resto do país.
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1 month ago | 
bol.uol.com.br | Manasi Gopalakrishnan
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1 month ago | 
dw.com | Manasi Gopalakrishnan
Tiap daerah punya perayaan tradisionalnya masing-masing. Termasuk di daerah-daerah di India. Yuk, kini simak bagaimana serunya mereka merayakan Hari Holi yang biasanya meriah itu!1. Asal-usul HoliMenurut kalender Hindu, perayaan Holi jatuh pada bulan purnama terakhir di musim dingin. Holi dirayakan terutama di wilayah utara India, tetapi kini populer di seluruh negeri.
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1 month ago | 
qoshe.com | Manasi Gopalakrishnan
According to the Hindu calendar, Holi falls on the last full moon of winter. Traditionally, it is celebrated in the northern parts of India, but is now popular across the country. Legend has it that a king of the demons — Hiranyakashyipu — demanded that everyone worship him as a god. But his son, Prahlad, opposed him, which made the king angry. Hiranyakashyipu devised many evil plans to kill his son, but failed miserably.
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1 month ago | 
dw.com | Manasi Gopalakrishnan
03/13/2025March 13, 2025How do Indians celebrate Holi? From its origin in Hindu legend to special drinks spiced with fresh cannabis, here are some basics about Holi, which is being celebrated this year on March 14. https://p.dw.com/p/4OJiZ1. The origins of HoliAccording to the Hindu calendar, Holi falls on the last full moon of winter. Traditionally, it is celebrated in the northern parts of India, but is now popular across the country.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
qantara.de | Lisa R. Neal |Manasi Gopalakrishnan |Ronald Meinardus |Jennifer Holleis
At least five migrants, including a child, died overnight during an attempt to cross the Channel from France to Britain, a French police source said on Tuesday. The source, who did not wish to be named, said the circumstances of their death around the beach in the town of Wimereux, close to the resort of Boulogne-sur-Mer, were not immediately clear.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
qantara.de | Lisa R. Neal |Manasi Gopalakrishnan |Daniel Bax
Britain unveiled a new definition of extremism on Thursday in response to an eruption of hate crimes against Jews and Muslims since the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October, although critics said the change risked infringing on freedom of speech. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned that Britain's multi-ethnic democracy was being deliberately undermined by both Islamist and far-right extremists, and more needed to be done to tackle the problem.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
dw.com | Manasi Gopalakrishnan
Köln ist vor allem für zwei Dinge weltbekannt. Für den fast 800 Jahre alten Kölner Dom und den Karneval. Die Stadt lockt jährlich hunderttausende Touristen an den Rhein. Und die erleben nicht nur eine weltoffene Stadt, deren 2000-jährige Geschichte durch viele Kulturen geprägt wurde - sie können sich auch auf die Spuren der alten Römer begeben.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
dw.com | Manasi Gopalakrishnan
English-speaking tourists come to the west German city of Cologne for two reasons: To see the 775-year-old Cologne Cathedraland to explore the city's history, which harks back to Roman times, says Alfred Schäfer. The archaeologist works at Cologne's Romano-Germanic Museum, which houses treasures that stand testimony to the city's Roman roots.
