Holi Celebrations and Iftar Dinners: Religious Diversity at Kailash Manor

TLC’s Kailash Manor care home in Hatch End celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi which took place on Wednesday 4th March. Holi is celebrated as the festival of colours, love and spring. It celebrates the eternal and divine love between the deities Radha and Krishna.

Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil as it commemorates the victory of Vishnu over Hiranyakashipu.

Hotel Services Manager, Sagar Joshi commented “Holi is such an important event in the Hindu calendar, we all enjoyed the spirit of celebration welcoming in the colours of the new season by throwing bright powder colours at each other.”

The home was filled with laughter and music as joyous songs were sung to celebrate the beginning of spring. Residents, families and the care team alike tenderly coated one another in powder making sure no one left the celebration clean.

In the evening, after a thorough clean up, an Iftar dinner was hosted for our Muslim team members who are often still at work at the time of breaking fast. Iftar is the fast-breaking evening meal of Muslims in Ramadan at the time of adhan (call to prayer) of the Maghrib prayer. It is a time where families and communities often gather to share food, prayer and conversation.

Support Manager, Ruth Kigaa said: ““It was really interesting to find out all about Eid and how it is celebrated and it was really lovely to see everyone participate in the Iftar meal. We have people of all religions here and it is wonderful to be able to take part in different religious festivities.”