In India, spring officially begins with the festival of Holi. The date is not fixed, but follows the lunar calendar. It's celebrated on the full moon day, the poornima, closest to the spring equinox – ...

What to Know About Holi, , the Festival of Colors. This week, millions of people around the world are celebrating Holi, the ...

Yellow is one of the most popular colors thrown during Holi. Called gulal, the fine powder is made from a mixture of starch and dyes. One factory in India, Radha Kishan Color World, produces 2,000 ...

A student of Rabindra Bharati University smiles as a fellow student applies colored powder on her face during celebrations for Holi in Kolkata, March 2, 2015 ...

Ajay Verma/Reuters — -- Riotous, vibrant color envelopes India when Hindus celebrate the end of winter and the arrival of spring with the annual festival of Holi. Also known as the festival of ...

It’s the bold image of India most often seen in ad campaigns, films and music videos: People coming together from all walks of life to sing, dance and splash their friends and family with colored ...

It sounds like such a great idea: Get a bunch of people together and celebrate love by hurling colored powder in the air. Like Christmas and Dyngus Day, the Hindu festival of Holi is just good fun and ...

Hindus across India this week celebrate the two-day festival of Holi, which marks the beginning of spring, with an explosion of colors, chanting of devotional songs and prayer. For many, the festival, ...

The Hindu festival of Holi is an annual holiday that marks the start of spring and celebrates the triumph of good over evil. Also called the Festival of Colors, the celebration dates back to the 7th ...

In India, spring officially begins with the festival of Holi. The date is not fixed, but follows the lunar calendar. It's celebrated on the full moon day, the poornima, closest to the spring equinox – ...

India’s festival of Holi, which marks the advent of spring, was reportedly toned down this year over fears of the coronavirus that has been rattling the world economy. The festival is widely ...