Holi Festival was Celebrated on Armstrong Campus
OMA and OISA hosted Holi Festival on the Armstrong campus
Kimberly Trinh, student assistant for the Office of International Students the food.
March 26, 2021
Holi Festival is an ancient Hindu festival, also known as “festival of love”, “festival of colors” or “festival of spring”.
To celebrate this, the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) and the Office of International Students Admissions (OISA) hosted the event on both campuses of Georgia Southern University.
On Armstrong campus, the event was celebrated on the Mar. 25 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., at the Residential Plaza.
Students received a giveaway package of presents which includes: a t-shirt, color bags and some desserts. In the bag, there was also a paper of information about the festival for students to learn about another culture.
There was also an elephant-shaped piece of wood included in the bag for recipients to freely use their creative juices decorating it with colors.
Elephant-shaped piece of wood with different decorations and other sweet treats.
Alexis Fowler, student worker for Office of Multicultural Affairs and Ryan Moguel, coordinator for the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the table of the event.
Gulap Jamun, a famous sweet treat in Holi festival
Kimberly Trinh, student assistant for the Office of International Students the food.
