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1. Holi is also known as the festival of colours where everyone shares joy, happiness and love.

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2. Holi has its origin in India being a spring festival.

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3. It is globally known festival and is celebrated by Hindus as well as by non-Hindus.

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4. It is celebrated every year after the full moon in the Hindu month of ‘Phalguna’ i.e. early march.

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5. It is also now gaining popularity in North America and Europe.

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6. It is a two-day festival. The first day is the bonfire night which is known as ‘Holika Dahan’ which is known as ‘Choti Holi’ and the second day is when the main celebration with colours takes place.

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7. Holika Dahan is done by Buring Holika, pyre with combustible materials and singing and chanting.

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8. Very next day of Holi is for social bonding and on this day, people visit each other’s house where they greet each other with Gujiyaa’s and Namakeen’s . Most of the markets and shops remain closed.

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9. It’s only Hindu festival where equal importance is given to celebration by singing, dancing and partying other than praying even though it has a religious facade.

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10. On the eve of Holi people make sweet delicacy known as ‘Gujiya’ which is basically a sweet dumpling. These dumplings are stuffed with the dry-fruits, Khoyas and much more. It’s a tradition to make gujiyas at homes which have way more value from that purchased in the market.

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11. Holi is known for water fights. Coloured water is filled with water balloons and water guns and sprayed on people along with dry powdered colour.

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12. There’s a tradition of consuming bhang during the eve of Holi. Bhang is an intoxicating ingredient which is obtained from cannabis leaves. A fine paste is made and then added to drinks and in snacks. It is the only day when bhang is accepted legally and consumed in such high dose.

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13. Festival of Holi where the people not only enjoy it with friends, family, relatives, people but also with strangers. People play the drums and go places to places singing and dancing which is considered a major importance in Holi celebration.

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14. There is a popular saying in Holi i.e. ‘Bura na mano Holi hai’ which means “don’t mind, its Holi.”

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15. Holi is associated with the love between lord Krishna and the love of his life Radha. As legend says young Krishna complained to his mother Yashoda about his dark complexion and that Radha was so fair. Yashoda told Krishna, he can color her in any color he wants and her complexion will change. Krishna followers all around the world celebrate Holi with zest and zeal.

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16. In Mathura and Vrindavan a different type of Holi is played known as ‘Lathdar hHoli’, in which women and men dress in traditional costumes and play Holi with the stick and a shield. Women try to touch men with sticks and men have to protect themselves with the shield.

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17. A very special Holi is also celebrated in some areas which are played with the petals of flowers. People allergic to colours can also play Holi with these petals.

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18. Some people make natural Holi colours rather than buying them from the market. These colours are 100% herbal and nature-friendly where the blue  colour is obtained from indigo, yellow from sunflower and turmeric and orange from marigold flowers.

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19. Before smearing colours on one another people usually put a vertical line on each other’s forehead known as ‘Tilak’.

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20. Indian Holi is very similar to Spanish festival “La Tomatina” with the only difference of colours replacing the ripe tomatoes.

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