Holi, the Hindu festival of colour
On March 8, Holi, the Hindu festival of colour began around the world, marked by raucous parties where people throw and smear coloured powder on each other, Vestnik Kavkaza reports.
Holi, the Hindu festival of colour
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Holi, the Hindu festival of colour

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Eurasia 16/03/2023 08:00

On March 8, Holi, the Hindu festival of colour began around the world, marked by raucous parties where people throw and smear coloured powder on each other, Vestnik Kavkaza reports.

The festival signifies the arrival of spring and, for many Hindus, the triumph of good over evil, the article adds. Held in March on the full moon night known as Phalgun Purnima in the Hindu calendar, the date changes slightly every year, the news site writes, adding that while the first night in India is usually dedicated to more sombre rituals, it’s on the second day when the vibrant celebrations begin.
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There are varying accounts of the festival’s origins but it has been celebrated in the Indian subcontinent for centuries, as documented in ancient Indian literature, it reminds.

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