The Hindus believe in the cycle of life and know that everything has a starting point, is not it because there is a day in their calendar that the awakening of nature praises the riot of bright colors?

Holi Festival (or Phagwah), a Hindu festival of colors, splashes out onto the streets of cities in late February - early March. The exact date is determined by the moon - the holiday always begins on the full moon and lasts five days

Holi Festival is nothing but a celebration of the beginning of spring, the awakening of nature. For its diversity and color saturation, the holiday was nicknamed the Festival of Colors.

On the first night of the festivities, the effigy of Holika, the evil demoness, who had competed for a long time in "incombustibility" with Prahlad, a prince who believed in Krishna, whose authority Holika denied, was always burned. Only Prahlada left the fire unharmed with the bonfire of Krishna.

Krishna not only teased the confident demonesses, but also regularly played with the cowherd boys. In honor of his habit during the Festival of Colors, dance of flirtation is everywhere performed. Young people flirt with all the girls they like, denial of dance is considered to be the height of impropriety

Indians express their interest, like the wish of happiness, brightly - sprinkling with colored powder or spices, dousing with colored water. It's easy to get under fire - it's enough to just go out on the second day of the holiday. The danger of being dyed goes only after dark.

Holi is the brightest holiday of the world

Holi celebration never fails without a traditional drink - tandering with a bhang, which includes milk or dairy products and juice or cannabis leaves. Feast days include the third to fifth days of the celebration - these are the days of mutual visits.

It's unlikely that anyone will manage not to feel the spirit of the holiday and stay away from the general insanity. And do not be afraid to collect on yourself the spots of all the colors of the rainbow, the more they turn out and the brighter they will be, the more happiness you wish for!

2014 - March 17, 2015 - March 6, 2016 - March 23, 2017 - March 13, 2018 - March 2