{"id":9657,"date":"2026-03-11T16:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=9657"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:32:31","slug":"students-celebrate-festival-of-colors-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2026\/03\/11\/students-celebrate-festival-of-colors-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Students celebrate Festival of Colors on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Students around campus came together on March 5th to celebrate the Hindu festival Holi<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holi is the festival that celebrates the demon king Hiranyakshipu’s defeat by Vishnu and signals the start of spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are playing Holi, a festival celebrated in our country, Nepal,\u201d said international student Sussan. \u201cThis is basically a festival of color; people throw colors at each other, and we express our joy. It is a festival that celebrates good over evil, which is what we are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festivities include throwing colored chalk and water and eating Nepalese food. Organizers say festivals like these help international students combat homesickness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I was an international student here a long time ago, said Sarah Bai, an international student advisor. \u201cTroy’s campus is really great and makes me feel like home, and I made a lot of new friends, but I still miss my home a lot of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI especially miss my family, and I miss my friends, and I feel like for us a student festival will make them feel a sense of belonging while feeling like someone here cares about us.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The celebration wasn’t limited to international students. Students from all nations came together to celebrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I feel like a lot of times when we misunderstand each other when we dislike each other, it is because we don’t know about each other,\u201d Bai said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The colors each have certain meanings. Red represents love and fertility; blue honors Lord Krishna; yellow symbolizes knowledge and prosperity; green signifies new beginnings; and pink expresses joy and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“One of my students told me that the more colors means good luck for you,\u201d Bai said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although there was not one on campus, another part of the celebration includes lighting a bonfire to symbolize the destruction of evil the night before the festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 Students around campus came together on March 5th to celebrate the Hindu festival Holi. <\/p>\n

Holi is the festival that celebrates the demon king Hiranyakshipu’s defeat by Vishnu and signals the start of spring.<\/p>\n

“We are playing Holi, a festival celebrated in our country, Nepal,\u201d said international student Sussan. \u201cThis is…<\/p>\n

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