Holi is also known as the festival of colors in India.

It is also referred to as
the festival of love and compassion. Celebrations are typically marked by the s
plashing of colors on family and friends. It is a spring festival and perhaps th
e happiest and most colorful religious festival of the Hindus.

Holi Festival is widely celebrated in India, Nepal and other places with Hindu p
opulation. In recent times, this festival has also gained acceptance among Non-H
indus as a spring festival of love and colors.
It is celebrated on the first day of Chaitra. It makes the beginning of the spri
ng. The beauty of nature makes this festival colorful.
The lovely flowers with their dazzling colors and the sweet songs of the cuckoo
offer a charming background to Holi.
Celebration of Holi
The Holi celebrations begin on the last day of Phalgun. People collect sticks an
d straws lying in streets at a place. At night they gather at that place and set
fire to the huge pile of sticks and straws. They sing songs to the accompanimen
t of drums. They are mad with joy. They break up when the fire fades out.
The main celebration follows the next day. People are in a happy mood. They spri
nkle colored water on another. They smear their faces with colored powders. Chil
dren spray colored water on the passes-by.
Even the old people are mad with joy. All people are in a jolly mood. They forge
t social distinctions. They mix with all freely. In our villages people move abo
ut with colored water. They sing, dance, and jump about. They beat drums and sin
g loudly in a chorus. In the evening they visit their friends and neighbors.
After playing holi, many people get together again in the evening to celebrate t
he occasion with delicious food and desserts. Some people also wear new clothes
on this occasion.