{"id":656,"date":"2013-11-20T22:38:03","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T22:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/indocanadianstudies\/?p=656"},"modified":"2013-11-20T22:38:03","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T22:38:03","slug":"sapna-and-ufv-india-students-celebrate-diwali-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/2013\/11\/20\/sapna-and-ufv-india-students-celebrate-diwali-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"SAPNA and UFV India Students Celebrate Diwali 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The atmosphere was jubilant, colourful and full of good spirits as UFV International India students collaborated with the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, SAPNA students to celebrate Diwali on Friday, November 1st. The afternoon included a painting competition, a rangoli competition, free mehndi (henna), games with many prizes and some amazing bhangra and bollywood dance performances. The evening ended with a delicious, full course Indian buffet. There were hundreds of UFV students and staff who were in and out throughout the afternoon taking all the festivities in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2013\/11\/923040_320431201433140_228708211_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-658\" alt=\"923040_320431201433140_228708211_n\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2013\/11\/923040_320431201433140_228708211_n-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2013\/11\/995213_320431104766483_837166886_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-659\" alt=\"995213_320431104766483_837166886_n\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2013\/11\/995213_320431104766483_837166886_n-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2013\/11\/1002913_320431681433092_1797627893_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-660\" alt=\"1002913_320431681433092_1797627893_n\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2013\/11\/1002913_320431681433092_1797627893_n-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2013\/11\/1379653_320429064766687_1949296492_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-661\" alt=\"1379653_320429064766687_1949296492_n\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2013\/11\/1379653_320429064766687_1949296492_n-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2013\/11\/1391808_320428588100068_2120974667_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-662\" alt=\"1391808_320428588100068_2120974667_n\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2013\/11\/1391808_320428588100068_2120974667_n-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> 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