Holi is a harvest celebration marking the end of spring. It is celebrated each year on the day after the full moon in early March all over India. This is one of the most colorful Indian festivals.
Bonfires are lit to banish the cold winter and grains from the harvest are offered to the flames. During the festival there is plenty of color throwing, prayer, fasting and feasting. People run through the streets throwing colored powder and water at each other. There is exchange of greetings, the older people give out sweets and money and everyone joins in dancing to the rhythm of the drums. This is a celebration of joy and hope which is eagerly awaited by Indians.
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