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New themes in Holi festival - Manipur celebrates with Game and grandeur
The Telegraph | Imphal, March 11
Games like ball-breaking, brick race, water-pot race, sack race are keeping away children from sprinkling colours and seeking donations, a part of the festival, as they gathered at their local grounds. The children call such games “Pogo games”.
For the aged competitions like putting chandan on forehead and ridge of the nose without a mirror or race of women with water-filled pots on their heads have been introduced as added attractions.
“Manipur is already a sports power house. We want to groom young children to be sportspersons as well as healthy and good citizens. We have introduced the entertainment items to attract young boys and girls,” Khangembam Bimol, secretary of Cachar Road Athletics Union, one of the organisers of the sports festival in Imphal West, said.
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