Holi festival 2023

Observed by Type Religious, cultural, spring festival Significance • Victory of good over evil • Celebration of divine love of • Arrival of Celebrations Night before Holi: On Holi: Playing with Date Phalguna Purnima 2023 date 8 March in India 7 March in Nepal (hilly region) 8 March in Nepal (terai region) 7 March in Nepal Frequency Annual Related to Explanatory note Contents • 1 Names • 2 Description • 3 History • 4 Mythology • 4.1 Radha Krishna • 4.2 Vishnu • 4.3 Kama and Rati • 5 Cultural significance • 5.1 Other Indian religions • 6 Celebrations • 6.1 Holika Dahan • 6.2 Main day • 6.3 India • 6.3.1 Bihar, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand • 6.3.2 Goa • 6.3.3 Gujarat • 6.3.4 Jammu and Kashmir • 6.3.5 Karnataka • 6.3.6 Maharashtra • 6.3.7 Manipur • 6.3.8 Odisha • 6.3.9 Punjab • 6.3.10 Tamil Nadu • 6.3.11 Telangana • 6.3.12 Tripura • 6.3.13 Western Uttar Pradesh • 6.3.14 Uttarakhand • 6.3.15 West Bengal • 6.4 Nepal • 6.5 Pakistan • 7 Indian diaspora • 7.1 Suriname • 7.2 Trinidad and Tobago • 7.3 Guyana • 7.4 Fiji • 7.5 Mauritius • 7.6 United States • 7.7 Indonesia • 8 Holi colours • 8.1 Traditional sources of colours • 8.1.1 Orange and red • 8.1.2 Green • 8.1.3 Yellow • 8.1.4 Blue • 8.1.5 Magenta and purple • 8.1.6 Brown • 8.1.7 Black • 9 Issues • 9.1 Health impact • 9.2 Environmental impact • 10 Influence on other cultures • 10.1 Holi-inspired events • 11 See also • 12 Notes • 13 References • 14 External links Names Holi ( होली, ಹೋಳಿ, होळी, होली, ਹੋਲੀ, హోళి) is also kno...

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 Holi -3 months, -10 days or -102 days 7 8 9 10 11 12 Daylight Saving Start -3 months, -4 days or -96 days 13 14 15 16 17 St Patricks Day -2 months, -30 days or -91 days 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Holi for the year 2023 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Monday, March 6th ending at sundown on Tuesday, March 7th. Holi, also called the festival of sharing and love or the festival of colors is a Hindu two day festival in the Spring. The festival falls in the months of February and March each year with the first day of the festival called Chhoti Holi or Holika Dahan and the second day called Dhuleti or Rangwali Holi. Days to Holi 2023 Monday, March 6th is day number 65 of the 2023 calendar year with -3 months, -10 days until the start of the Hindu festival of Holi 2023.

Watch Video: Colorful fun! Hindu festival Holi takes to streets around the world. At celebrations for the ancient Hindu festival of Holi, you might see bonfires, The "Holi is one of the two main festivals in India related with the religion Hinduism,” Rajpurohit said, alongside Here's what you need to know about Holi. When is Diwali, and how is it celebrated: When is Holi? Holi, which is known as afestival of love or a festival of color, is on Wednesday, March 8. It falls in the month known as Falgun, and typically comes in March. What is Holi? The holiday is tied to several stories from Hindu texts, but Rajpurohit explained that one story celebrates devotion. In the classic narrative, the arrogant, powerful Hiranyakashipu ordered that “in his kingdom everyone will worship him, everyone will be devoted to him,”Rajpurohit said. But his son, Prahlad, was “devoted to the Hindu god Vishnu, so he was very angry at him.” Hiranyakashipu wantedto kill his son, ultimately tellinghis sister, Holika to “take Prahlad into her lap and sit in a bonfire.” They believed she would be protected from the fire, while Prahlad would be burned, but instead the son was saved. Some also consider the holiday a reference to LordKrishna and his love forRadha, a Hindu goddess. How is Holi celebrated? Celebrations can vary depending on the region in India, but one of the most common celebrations is having a bonfire on the eve ofHoli, a reference to Holika. Typically the next day, “the color throwing cel...