In India, spring officially begins with the festival of Holi. The date is not fixed, but follows the lunar calendar. It's celebrated on the full moon day, the poornima, closest to the spring equinox – ...

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Holi is known as the Festival of Colors. It’s an important holiday for Indian and South Asian communities, celebrated by throwing colored powder, lighting bonfires and having water gun fights. Holi is ...

Yellow is one of the most popular colors thrown during Holi. Called gulal, the fine powder is made from a mixture of starch and dyes. One factory in India, Radha Kishan Color World, produces 2,000 ...

Puffs of colored powder filled the air at Girard Park on Saturday, celebrating the end of winter and the coming of spring in the annual Lafayette Holi Festival. Event goers caught in the middle of ...

SPANISH FORK — The Hindu community and other Utahns celebrated Holi at theSri Sri Radha Krishna Temple on Saturday and Sunday. The two-day celebration consisted of throwing colored powders, dancing, ...

In India, spring officially begins with the festival of Holi. The date is not fixed, but follows the lunar calendar. It's celebrated on the full moon day, the poornima, closest to the spring equinox – ...