Holi is the Hindu festival of colors, which is celebrated to mark the start of spring in India, Nepal and the diaspora.
FILE - A woman smeared with colors celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. , is a joyful annual celebration at the advent of spring with cultural and religious significance.
at each other, leaving behind a kaleidoscope of pigments and joy. Festivities with music, dancing and food ensue.Holi is celebrated at the end of winter and the beginning of spring, on the last full moon day of the Hindu luni-solar calendar month of Falgun. The date of the festival varies depending on the lunar cycle. Typically, it falls in March, and will be celebrated this year on March 25.The holiday has its origins in Hindu mythology and lore.
Some also consider Holi a reference to Lord Krishna and his love for his beloved, Radha, and his cosmic play with his consorts and devotees called “gopikas," who are also revered for their unconditional love and devotion to Krishna.In many parts of India, people light large bonfires the night before the festival to signify the destruction of evil and victory of good.
The colors seen during Holi symbolize different things. Blue represents the color of Lord Krishna’s skin while green symbolizes spring and rebirth. Red symbolizes marriage or fertility while both red and yellow — commonly used in ritual and ceremony — symbolize auspiciousness.
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