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    Holi (Hindi pronunciation:) is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love, and Spring. It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna.

  2. Mar 15, 2024 · Learn about the origins, mythology and traditions of Holi, a Hindu celebration of spring, love and good over evil. Find out how people in South Asia and around the world celebrate with colored powders, water, bonfires, sweets and drinks.

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    • Christine Bednarz
    • The fun starts early. The colorful party makes up just one part of Holi. The night before, on Holika Dahan (the evening of bonfires), revelers set a symbolic effigy ablaze to commemorate the demise of the demoness Holika.
    • Good triumphs over evil. Holi gets its name from Holika, the demoness sister of evil King Hiranyakashyap in Hindu mythology. As the story goes, the villainous king tried to forbid his son Prahlad from worshiping one of the Hindu gods, Vishnu, but Prahlad persisted despite his father.
    • Getting stuffed. Families across India lovingly prepare gujiya, a dumpling-like sweet that filled with dried fruits and nuts spiced with cardamom. Countless variations exist, but common fillings include pistachios, cashews, coconut, and raisins, which everyone enjoys during fiery Holika Dahan.
    • Toasting with cannabis milk. Some people toast Holi with a bhang–a milky beverage mixed with a paste of the buds and leaves of cannabis grown high in the Himalayas.
  3. Mar 22, 2024 · Holi (pronounced “holy”), also known as the “festival of colors,” starts on the evening of the full moon during the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna, which falls around February or March....

  4. Learn about the Hindu festival of Holi, which celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the joy of color. Find out the legends, traditions, and rituals of this springtime celebration across India and the world.

  5. Apr 25, 2024 · Holi, Hindu spring festival celebrated in India and Nepal on the full-moon day of Phalguna (February–March). Participants throw colored water and colored powders on one another, and license is given to deviate from the usual societal norms and rankings of caste, gender, status, and age.

  6. Mar 22, 2024 · Holi, widely known as the Hindu festival of colors, is a joyful annual celebration at the advent of spring with cultural and religious significance.

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