MEXICO-OAXACA-GUELAGUETZA-OPERA

MEXICO-OAXACA-GUELAGUETZA-OPERA

(240722) -- OAXACA, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The opera Bani Stui Gulal, or Repetition of the Old Days is staged to celebrate Guelaguetza in Oaxaca City, Mexico, July 20, 2024. Guelaguetza is an annual showcase of the indigenous cultures of Mexico, featured by traditional music, dance, and food. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Mengxin)

MEXICO-OAXACA-GUELAGUETZA-OPERA

MEXICO-OAXACA-GUELAGUETZA-OPERA

(240722) -- OAXACA, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The opera Bani Stui Gulal, or Repetition of the Old Days is staged to celebrate Guelaguetza in Oaxaca City, Mexico, July 20, 2024. Guelaguetza is an annual showcase of the indigenous cultures of Mexico, featured by traditional music, dance, and food. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Mengxin)

MEXICO-OAXACA-GUELAGUETZA-OPERA

MEXICO-OAXACA-GUELAGUETZA-OPERA

(240722) -- OAXACA, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The opera Bani Stui Gulal, or Repetition of the Old Days is staged to celebrate Guelaguetza in Oaxaca City, Mexico, July 20, 2024. Guelaguetza is an annual showcase of the indigenous cultures of Mexico, featured by traditional music, dance, and food. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Mengxin)

MEXICO-OAXACA-GUELAGUETZA-OPERA

MEXICO-OAXACA-GUELAGUETZA-OPERA

(240722) -- OAXACA, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The opera Bani Stui Gulal, or Repetition of the Old Days is staged to celebrate Guelaguetza in Oaxaca City, Mexico, July 20, 2024. Guelaguetza is an annual showcase of the indigenous cultures of Mexico, featured by traditional music, dance, and food. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Mengxin)

Holi festival celebrated in Indian capital

STORY: Holi festival celebrated in Indian capital DATELINE: March 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of people celebrating the festival of Holi 3. various of people play with colors and dancing STORYLINE: Thousands of people gathered in India's capital New Delhi on Wednesday to celebrate the festival of Holi. The annual festival, also known as the "festival of colors," is one of the most important and widely celebrated festivals in India, symbolizing the victory of good over evil. The festivities began early in the morning, as people gathered in parks, streets, and open spaces, armed with colored powders and water guns, ready to paint the town in various colors. They danced to the beat of drums, sang traditional songs, and smeared each other with gulal (colored powder). Holi is celebrated on the full moon day in the Hindu month of Phalguna, which falls in late February or early March. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting