Many non-Hindus are tangentially aware of the festival of Holi and its famously colorful traditions. Large cities across the United States and around the world have their own dedicated Holi celebration on the closest weekend, and more and more college campuses are including the festival in their annual activities calendar. Like Diwali and other Hindu festivals, Holi doesn’t have the same date annually per the adherence to the lunar Hindu calendar. Lucknow, Avadh (Oudh), 19th century, watercolor and gold on paper (photo via Wikimedia)Holi is largely known as the Festival of Color, but also has a reputation as the Festival of Spring and the Festival of Love. Cow dusted with Holi colored powders in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India (photo via Getty Images)People dance and throw colored powder at the Holi Festival of Colours at Wembley Park in London, England.

Source: The Hindu March 09, 2023 23:18 UTC