Holi

 Holi is celebrated across India. Holi is a festival of colors. Holi intends to enlighten the brightness of the color. Holi the color of festivities is a symbolic victory of good over evil. Holi is celebrated with more joy and enthusiasm. The Holi intends to enlighten the spirits. To encourage the mood of the festivity, different competitions are conducted.

Holi is called with different names in different states.


Uttarkhand

People make a toil – gathering of people. Sing, dance to tunes going around the city

The Kahila Holi,

Khadi Holi,

Baithaki Holi

Punjab

Display of martial arts, horse riding, reciting poetry,

Hola Mohalla

Uttar Pradesh

Holi of sticks, on this occasion women, beat men with lathis. It is celebrated in Barsana and Nandagaon. These cities are associated with Radha and Krishna.

Lathmar Holi

Rajasthan

 

Royal Holi

Maharashtra

Holika Dahan, Apply gulal and spray water. Preparation of “Puran Poli”

Rang Panchami

Or ‘Shigma’

Kerala

Turmeric and natural colors

Ukuli or Manjal Kuli

Haryana

 

Dulhandi

Bihar

 

Phaguwa

Manipur

6 days celebrations ‘ Thabal Chongba’ or dancing in the moon light.

Yaosang

Bengal

 

Dol Jatra

Orissa

 

Dola

Goa

 

Shigmo Festival

Assam

 

Phakuwa

 

 

 


Some interesting festivals "

La Tomatina festival, Spain: This festival became all the rage when the Bollywood film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara featured it in one of its songs. And yes, it is as fun as it looks.

Songkran festival, Thailand: Thailand plays with water, too. Songkran is a traditional festival which marks the New Year in Thailand. It is celebrated in April.

Mud festival, South Korea: Sometimes, Holi also gets muddy; when you drag your friends and smear mud on them. 

Watermelon festival, Australia:  In a town called Chinchilla in Queensland, Australia, the watermelon festival takes place. 

Orange Battle, Italy: he battle of the oranges, much like the battle of tomatoes, takes place in Italy, particularly in the northern Italian city of Ivrea. 

Oktoberfest, Germany: 16-day Oktoberfest festival during September-October by drinking beer.

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