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| HOLI |
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Throughout India |
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| Celebrated on
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Full moon day of Phalgun |
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| Also known as
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Festivals of colours |
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| Tradition :
Smear colours on each
others faces. |
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| Holi, the festival of colours is celebrated in
the capital with great vigour and joy on the day of the full moon in the month
of 'Phalguna'. From morning till noontime people smear 'Gulal' or coloured
powder often mixed with water on one another and dance to the beats of the
drums. |
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There is a tradition in northern
part of India of consuming bhang, a derivative of cannabis on the occasion of
Holi. The night before Holi, bonfires are lit at street corners, symbolically
burning the demon 'Holika' and celebrating the triumph of good over evil.
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