Indian traditional festival "Dashela" Wishing for the convergence of the new corona October 26, 6:35

In India, the traditional festival "Dashela" was held, and a doll that looked like a new coronavirus was burned with a wish for the convergence of the new coronavirus, which continues to spread.

Dashela, one of the three major Hindu festivals, derives from the legend that the god of justice has defeated the devil, and people wish to burn demon-like dolls so that no bad things happen.



This year, due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the government demanded that large-scale rallies not be held, so it was forced to cancel in various places, but in the capital New Delhi, on the 25th, a local civil society group We took measures against infection, such as limiting the number of participants from 50,000 to 100 every year and obliging them to wear masks, and received permission to hold the event.



At the venue, after a play based on tradition was performed, a ceremony was held to burn a doll with a height of about 7 to 15 meters, which was likened to a devil or a new coronavirus.



When the doll was lit, the firecrackers inside it burst and were wrapped in flames making a loud noise, and while the participants made a wish to resolve the infection, they burned down in about a minute. ..



The man who participated said, "I was happy to be able to participate in the festival. I burned a doll representing the virus, so I think the infection will soon subside."