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https://time.com/5799354/what-is-holi/
With the throwing of colored powder and water balloons, Holi has become known as
India’s most vivid, joyous festival. International travel groups selling tours to the country
often place photos of boisterous Holi celebrations alongside pictures of the Taj Mahal.
Although the Hindu festival of colors finds its origins in South Asia, it has now gained
popularity across the world, with Holi events organized across the U.S., the U.K. and
elsewhere.
Here’s everything you need to know about Holi.
What is Holi?
Holi has been celebrated in the Indian subcontinent for centuries, with poems documenting
celebrations dating back to the 4th century CE. It marks the beginning of spring after a long
winter, symbolic of the triumph of good over evil. It is celebrated in March, corresponding to
the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna. In 2020, Holi begins March 10.
There are varying accounts of Holi’s origin mentioned in several works of ancient Indian
literature. According to one popular version of the story, an evil king became so
powerful that he forced his subjects to worship him as their god. But to the king’s ire, his
son Prahlada continued to be an ardent devotee of the Hindu deity Lord Vishnu. The
angry king plotted with his sister, Holika, to kill his son. Holika, who was immune to fire,
tricked Prahlada to sit in a pyre with her. When the pyre was lit, the boy’s devotion to
Lord Vishnu helped him walk away unscathed while Holika, from whom the festival
derives its name, was burned to death despite her immunity.
How is Holi celebrated?
On the eve of the festival, large pyres are lit in many parts of India to signify the burning
of evil spirits. People often throw wood, dried leaves and twigs into bonfires.
On the day of Holi, entire streets and towns turn red, green and yellow as people throw
colored powder into the air and splash them on others. Each color carries a beginnings.
People also splash water on each other in celebration. Water guns are used to squirt
water, while balloons filled with colored water are also flung from rooftops. Later in the
day, families gather together for festive meals. It is also common to distribute sweets
among neighbors and friends.
Why has Holi become popular outside India?
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Holi has become increasingly popular outside of India — in large part because of the
millions of Indians and other South Asians living all over the world. As with Diwali,
another Indian festival, communities with South Asian heritage living abroad often get
together to celebrate Holi.
“We want the future generation to be connected to the culture back home,” says Minal
Jaiswal, who moved to London from Mumbai in 2003. Jaiswal organizes a not-for-profit
Holi event every year for London’s South Asian community, which features dance
performances and short plays on the story behind Holi. “Celebrating as a community
helps parents show their children what this festival stands for.”
However, some commercial Holi events have faced criticism of cultural appropriation.
Many have complained about the gimmicky nature of some events and “color
marathons” organized in the U.S. and Europe. Critics accuse organizers of co-opting
the famous colored powder used in Holi, while ignoring the religious significance of the
festival and turning it into just another raucous party.
“There has been a commodification and exotification of Holi,” says Shana Sippy,
assistant professor of religion at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. “It has been
freely used as a money-making enterprise.”
But some argue that widening the appeal of Holi is good for cultural understanding. Caru
Das, who organizes Holi festivals in the U.S., dismisses charges of cultural appropriation
and says celebrations are instrumental in bringing people of different cultures together.
“In the current climate of deteriorating politics and divisiveness around the world, this is
a breath of fresh air in comparison to all the name calling and hate exploding around
us,” says Das, who is a follower of Hinduism, but does not have South Asian heritage.
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https://time.com/5799354/what-is-holi/
With the throwing of colored powder and water balloons, Holi has become known as
India’s most vivid, joyous festival. International travel groups selling tours to the country
often place photos of boisterous Holi celebrations alongside pictures of the Taj Mahal.
Although the Hindu festival of colors finds its origins in South Asia, it has now gained
popularity across the world, with Holi events organized across the U.S., the U.K. and elsewhere.
Here’s everything you need to know about Holi. What is Holi?
Holi has been celebrated in the Indian subcontinent for centuries, with poems documenting
celebrations dating back to the 4th century CE. It marks the beginning of spring after a long
winter, symbolic of the triumph of good over evil. It is celebrated in March, corresponding to
the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna. In 2020, Holi begins March 10.
There are varying accounts of Holi’s origin mentioned in several works of ancient Indian
literature. According to one popular version of the story, an evil king became so
powerful that he forced his subjects to worship him as their god. But to the king’s ire, his
son Prahlada continued to be an ardent devotee of the Hindu deity Lord Vishnu. The
angry king plotted with his sister, Holika, to kill his son. Holika, who was immune to fire,
tricked Prahlada to sit in a pyre with her. When the pyre was lit, the boy’s devotion to
Lord Vishnu helped him walk away unscathed while Holika, from whom the festival
derives its name, was burned to death despite her immunity. How is Holi celebrated?
On the eve of the festival, large pyres are lit in many parts of India to signify the burning
of evil spirits. People often throw wood, dried leaves and twigs into bonfires.
On the day of Holi, entire streets and towns turn red, green and yellow as people throw
colored powder into the air and splash them on others. Each color carries a beginnings.
People also splash water on each other in celebration. Water guns are used to squirt
water, while balloons filled with colored water are also flung from rooftops. Later in the
day, families gather together for festive meals. It is also common to distribute sweets among neighbors and friends.
Why has Holi become popular outside India? lOMoAR cPSD| 39651089
Holi has become increasingly popular outside of India — in large part because of the
millions of Indians and other South Asians living all over the world. As with Diwali,
another Indian festival, communities with South Asian heritage living abroad often get together to celebrate Holi.
“We want the future generation to be connected to the culture back home,” says Minal
Jaiswal, who moved to London from Mumbai in 2003. Jaiswal organizes a not-for-profit
Holi event every year for London’s South Asian community, which features dance
performances and short plays on the story behind Holi. “Celebrating as a community
helps parents show their children what this festival stands for.”
However, some commercial Holi events have faced criticism of cultural appropriation.
Many have complained about the gimmicky nature of some events and “color
marathons” organized in the U.S. and Europe. Critics accuse organizers of co-opting
the famous colored powder used in Holi, while ignoring the religious significance of the
festival and turning it into just another raucous party.
“There has been a commodification and exotification of Holi,” says Shana Sippy,
assistant professor of religion at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. “It has been
freely used as a money-making enterprise.”
But some argue that widening the appeal of Holi is good for cultural understanding. Caru
Das, who organizes Holi festivals in the U.S., dismisses charges of cultural appropriation
and says celebrations are instrumental in bringing people of different cultures together.
“In the current climate of deteriorating politics and divisiveness around the world, this is
a breath of fresh air in comparison to all the name calling and hate exploding around
us,” says Das, who is a follower of Hinduism, but does not have South Asian heritage.