By Dongyun Kwon
Healesville Pop-up Space and The Memo were filled with Indian culture on Sunday 10 November.
Diwali – The Festival of Lights is the event hosted by the Rotary Club of Healesville.
Diwali, known as the festival of lights, marks the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and the beginning of a new year in Hindu tradition.
Healesville Rotary Club vice president Terry Hill, who was also master of ceremonies for the Diwali Festival, said the event was to embrace different cultures.
“As an international organisation, Rotary embraces all cultures. With our Indian-born members, it was appropriate that we showcased Diwali – The Festival of Lights, to bring cultural awareness to Healesville,” he said.
“The theme of Diwali is a positive one and fits perfectly with Rotary’s theme of the year ‘Love Healesville’.
“It is all about celebrating the good things in life and we in Healesville are most blessed with the life that surrounds us.”
This year, the event was held for the second time in Healesville after the first one in 2022.
Over 120 people turned up and had a great time while enjoying cultural performances, a DJ, face painting, a balloon twister and food trucks with delicious Indian cuisine, coffee, ice cream and doughnuts.
