Celebrating Diwali

Celebrating Diwali at Rick Hansen Secondary School in Abbotsford.

Dancers from the Bhangra Beat Academy performed for a packed house at Rick Hansen Secondary on Saturday. The school hosted a Diwali Festival celebration which included entertainment

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