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ICON celebrates Holi and Eid

By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter 

Colors were certainly flying high this past Sunday at the Holi and Eid Celebration event hosted by the Indian Community of Needham (ICON). While Holi is usually celebrated in March, members of ICON decided to combine these two holidays to make the celebration even bigger....

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Needhamites celebrate Indian culture with Diwali

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Needham’s Indian community gathered at the local VFW on October 21 for an evening of friends, food, music, and dancing to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights. The annual festival is celebrated with different traditions and festivities over five days. Last year, Needhamites celebrating Diwali decided it was finally...
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