Holi - The Festival Of Colors!
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Today is Holi, one of India's most colorful and fun festivals. Celebrated by Indians all across the world, this exuberant festival is observed by people throwing colored powder, as well as, drenching each other with water balloons and sometimes - entire buckets of colored water!
While it sounds a little crazy - it is a lot of fun! The festival also includes special processions and folk dancing - Like most Indian festivals it's just about having a good time!
Holi celebrations begin the night before, when bonfires are lit to cleanse the air of evil spirits and to celebrate to the death of the evil demon "Holika" after whom the festival is named. On the day of the festival, both kids and adults take to the streets, squirting color at each other and generally having a good time. In areas close to ocean, most people end the fun by going for a dip in the water.
At about midday, dripping with water and color, everyone heads home for a clean scrub, a big feast and then a much needed siesta!
In Mathura , the birthplace of the Indian god Krishna, the festival celebrates the immortal love between him and his wife Radha. Here Holi is celebrated for not two but sixteen days! Happy Holi!
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- shalomalmost 13 yearsomg that festival is awsum i'm doing an assignment on it wooohhoooooo
- Erika F.almost 13 yearsCool i want to try that. I WANT TO BE COLORFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- JCousarabout 13 yearsThat is cool i would like to go to India and go to a Holi Festival
- Minakoover 13 yearsHoli seems AMAZING. I wish I can celebrate that! :D
- angelover 13 yearswho is cat lover
- angelover 13 yearsi am indian i celebrate holi too.
- divyaoliviaabout 11 yearsI AM INDIAN AND I HAVE CELEBRATED HOLI
- awsomeover 13 yearsawsome i wish i could throw buckets of colored water at my cousin and peaple i don't know!!!
- Yover 13 yearsThis is so cool i wish we did this in america looking at these pictures make imagine what it would be like here i bet that would be really fun and colorful!!!!!!!:D
- cat_loverover 13 yearsi'm indian, and Holi is sooooooooooooooo fun!!!!!!!!!!1
- cat_loverover 13 yearsholi is one of my favorite festivals