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HOLI FESTIVAL

INDIA
MID MARCH , 2022

Known as the Festival of Colors , bright colored powder fills the air during Holi , a Hindu celebration full of joy that commemorates the victory of good over evil and the end of evil . This festival is celebrated on the last full moon of the lunar month so the date varies , falling between the end of February and March .

Holi is one of the most important holidays in India and travelers will be impressed by the celebrations all throughout the country . Mathura , the birthplace of Lord Krishna , an important figure in Hinduism , is an especially powerful place to experience the holiday .
Holi celebrations start on the night before Holi with a Holika Dahan where people gather , perform religious rituals in front of the bonfire , and pray that their internal evil be destroyed the way Holika , the sister of the demon king Hiranyakashipu , was killed in the fire .