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Asian Hindu Festival `HOLI`

Posted in : Colourful Festivals

(added few years ago!)


\In India this festival is mostly celebrated than in the UK. This is a Hindu festival, which is normally celebrated in the spring, which means the new life and energy of the season. The way they would celebrate this festival is to decorate the whole house with flowers cook variety of meals to share with the family and friend who visit the house in the daytime/evening. The meaning of Holi is the festival of colours literally means 'burning'. All the colours are displayed in large trays and into plastic bottles where they can be squeezed on to each other. The way holi is celebrated everyone will wear light coloured clothes such as cream and white in the evening the family will get together and sing songs and dance. They will throw dry paints onto each other and enjoy each others company and atmosphere will be glowing and families laughing and having a nice day. Holi also celebrates Krishna and the legend of Holika and Prahalad gods.

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