India is all set to celebrate its 74th Independence Day this year. It will also be the first time in history that the Indian Tricolour will be hoisted at the iconic Niagara Falls in Canada on the same day.
The flag-raising ceremony will take place on the evening of August 15. The ceremony at the famous scenic spot will indeed be a part of celebrations, which will be taking place across the country. Amid the Coronavirus pandemic and given the current restrictions due to the crisis, several regular events have now been migrated online, including the traditional hoisting of the flag at the Indian High Commission in Ottawa and the Consulates in Toronto and Vancouver.
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Apart from this, other significant locations in Canada, including the iconic 553 m tall CN Tower in downtown Toronto, which is one of the most famous skyscrapers in the world, will also be hoisting the Indian flag. Also, the three-dimensional Toronto sign near City Hall in Toronto, which is also a popular tourist attraction, will be illuminated in the colours of Indian flag, much to the joy of the large number of Indians living in Canada.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Independence Day celebrations will be virtual this year. We request you to join us at 10am on our social media handles for live streaming of flag hoisting and to sing our national anthem together. pic.twitter.com/yHGjZGkpWV
— IndiainToronto (@IndiainToronto) August 13, 2020
These displays will last throughout the weekend. While the flag raising event at Niagara Falls will take place on the evening of August 15, the flag will flap over the CN Tower on Sunday, whereas the Toronto sign will remain illuminated on both the evenings.
