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Celebrate the Festival of Colors with these Holi messages.
Share these Holi messages and wishes for a happy Holi with anyone who celebrates. Plus, learn about the Hindu tradition of Holi and how it's celebrated today.
English: On the spring festival of colors, Hindus and some non-Hindus roam in the streets and visit friends, families. Individuals and groups throw colored waters on each other in jest, smear colored powders on each other's face and give hugs.
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Bhai Dooj, Bhai Tika, Bhaubeej, Bhai Beej, Bhai Phonta or Bhratri Dwitiya is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the second lunar day of the Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) of Kartika, the eighth month of the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar or the Shalivahana Shaka calendar.
Holi bonfire on Holi eve in Delhi, 2012. Holika Dahan (Sanskrit: होलिका दहन, romanized: Holikā Dahana, lit. 'Burning of Holika'), rendered Holika Dahanam in Sanskrit or Chotti Holi, is a Hindu festival in which a bonfire is lit to celebrate the burning of the demoness, Holika [2] This ritual is symbolic of victory of good over evil. [3]
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