Thousands of Indians welcome the rainbow festival, the annual tradition of Holi, despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would stay away from the festival for fear of contracting Covid-19.
The ancient Hindu festival of Holi is a celebration that marks the end of winter and the victory of goodness over action. Bad and marked the national public holiday in India, with people cheering in the streets .
However, the virus outbreak has caused 30 positive cases so far in the country Keep the government on the alert and against rallies.
India is the world's second most populous country after China, where the virus appeared First released late last year.
"Experts around the world have suggested to cut back on mass rallies," Prime Minister Modi wrote on Wednesday on Twitter. Big to avoid the spread of COVID 19 virus "So this year I decided not to attend any Holi Milan."
The initiator of the festival in Nandgaon village in Uttar Pradesh started the festival with a celebration on Thursday, telling AFP that They do not want the virus to block their activities. "If we're worried, we should stay home and do nothing about it," said 23-year-old Preggya student. Because the virus is here, of course, but this is not the way we should be. ”
However, Holi is mainly celebrated in India, Nepal and other large Hindu populations.
More than 33,883 people have been infected and more than 97,945 died globally as a result of COVID 19 as of Friday.
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