When you think of the Hindu holiday Holi, you may imagine people celebrating by throwing colorful powder on each other in the streets. It's true that playfully dousing people in vibrantly colored ...
Holi celebrations begin from Basant Panchami in the Braj region, lasting 40 days. This vibrant festival starts with the installation of Holi 'dandas' and is marked by songs, rituals, and processions.
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When is Holi in 2026?

Holi, the festival of colours, will be celebrated across India with joy and tradition. Here's everything you need to know about Holi 2026, including dates, rituals and regional variations.
Explore Kharhari village in Chhattisgarh where Holi has been forbidden for 150 years. Learn the story of a divine warning, a ...
Holi always falls on the full moon that occurs during Phalguna, a month on the Hindu calendar that corresponds with late ...
Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration of the end of winter and the onset of spring. It is meant to invoke a good harvest and is predominantly celebrated in the Indian ...
The Hindu festival Holi has become more popular and inclusive, especially in the Indian diaspora. Attendees at a celebration in Brooklyn, New York, described coming together for the holiday. This ...
More than 2,000 UNC students celebrated Holi, the Indian festival of colors, at Hooker Fields in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Friday, April 11, 2014. Al Drago newsobserver.com Holi is known as the Festival of ...
For this year’s Holi festivities on March 28 and 29, Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin has created multicolored cocktails to represent the traditional colored paint thrown during the Hindu festival.
Holi is a holiday celebrated by millions of Hindus around the world, from India and Pakistan to Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States. It falls on the purnima, or full-moon day of Phalguna, which ...