With the arrival of spring in Prague, the Indian Association of students in the Czech Republic (ISAC) is also welcoming the spring with the Indian festival of colours, Holi, to the city.

This is an event organised by ISAC with the support of the Indian Embassy in Prague.

ISAC was established with the vision of creating a home away from home for Indian students pursuing their education in the Czech Republic.

Founded by passionate students who recognised the need for a unified platform, our organisation has grown to become the premier representative body for the Indian student community.

With chapters in Prague, Brno, and Ostrava, ISAC has successfully organised numerous cultural events, academic workshops, and community service initiatives.

“Holi is a celebration of welcoming spring, where the mood is to celebrate it with music, colours, and food with your friends and family,” said Prathamesh D, a student at Charles University. “I will be coming to celebrate this festival of colours with my friends.”

This year, this festival will be held at Rohan Beer Garden in Palmovka, Prague 8 on March 28, from 12 to 6 PM.

According to the organisers, “Holi as a festival, finds its roots in celebration of what is good and pure, over evil. As the times we find ourselves are increasingly unpredictable, we find solace in community, and hope that our coming together in celebration will see us through difficult times. We hope to see everyone from different cultures and backgrounds to be a part of this celebration.”

This festival is celebrated in March, symbolising the arrival of spring and the end of winter. It is also seen as a new beginning where people can release all their inhibitions and start fresh.

This festival follows a mythological story rooted in Hinduism of an ancient king, Hiranyakashipu, who believed himself to be immortal and demanded to be worshipped as a god. His son Prahlad was deeply devoted to worshipping the Hindu deity Vishnu, and Hiranyakashipu was angry that his son worshipped this god over him. According to the story, the Lord Vishnu appeared as half-lion and half-man and killed Hiranyakashipu.

In that way, good conquered evil.

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Ing. Marharyta Sabou, Lecturer at the Czech University of Life Sciences, is also very keen on attending this festival, said, “I come from an Eastern European country and learned about the Holi festival when I was a child, the colourful paint mix flying in the air seemed almost unreal to me. I looked at pictures from the Holi festivals, and I smiled, looking at other happy people all covered in colours.

Already then, I thought it would be so fun to attend one of these celebrations. And now that I have friends from all over the world, I have the opportunity to attend the Holi festival, I’m looking forward to it very much.”

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