The Holi festival of colours is celebrated in India and Nepal to mark the arrival of spring.
The Holi festival of colours is a Hindu festival that takes place every year on the last full moon day in the month of Phalguna. The festival celebrates the arrival of spring and commemorates good triumphing over evil. The word Holi literally means “festival of colours”, which is a reference to one of the most popular traditions associated with this celebration. On this day, people throw coloured powder and water at each other as a symbol for removing their differences and embracing each other’s differences. In addition to being known as Holi, this holiday is also referred to as Dhulandi or Dhulivandan.
Holi has been celebrated for thousands of years, but its origins are unclear. Some believe that it began as a harvest festival called Vasant Panchami, while others believe that it began with Krishna breaking free from his captors by covering them in colour.
