Millions of people around the world are celebrating Holi at the moment. It's a Hindu spring festival that came from India but is now celebrated all over the world. Holi is also known as the ...

And we do mean colorful — called the Festival of Colors, Holi is celebrated with the help of brightly dyed powder and water that’s thrown onto revelers. Though the festival has been ...

The processions are full of drumbeats, songs, colorful powder and flower petals thrown into the air. In southern India, where Holi is not celebrated as widely, many temples carry out religious rites.

“It’s a great way to get everyone together and celebrate the Indian community,” Jain said. Holi participants dance and throw colored powder during the annual Holi celebration hosted by Boston ...

The major highlight of any Holi celebration is when the attendees — who often wear white or light-colored clothing — throw kaleidoscopic powder at each other. (If this is your first Holi, a tip: ...

The most popular part of Holi celebrations is the throwing of the colors, where large crowds gather with music and dancing and throw colored powder on each other. Holi is a great opportunity for ...

On the day of Holi, people throw colored powders called gulal on ... Red dye represents love, blue powder represents the Hindu god Krishna and green dye is indicative of new beginnings.

The next day, people gather in the streets to dance, enjoy sweets and snacks, and throw powder and colored water, sometimes using water guns or balloons to soak others. Holi takes place on a ...