World's Largest Festival of Colors : HOLI
2023 Dates: Begins Tuesday, 7 March and ends Wednesday, 8 March
Holi ( /ΛhoΚliΛ/)
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 god Radha and Krishna.
Additionally, the day also signifies the triumph of good over evil, as
it commemorates the victory of Lord Vishnu as Narasimha Narayana over
Hiranyakashipu. Holi is originated and is predominantly celebrated in
the Indian subcontinent but has also spread to other regions of Asia and
parts of the Western world through the Indian diaspora.
Holi also celebrates the arrival of Spring in India, the end of winter,
and the blossoming of love. It is also an invocation for a good spring
harvest season. It lasts for a night and a day, starting on the evening
of the Purnima (Full Moon Day) falling in the Hindu calendar month of
Phalguna, which falls around the middle of March in the Gregorian
calendar.