Holi
Spring powder festival
Holi is a Hindu spring festival celebrated across South Asia, known for the throwing of colored powders and water.
Participants chase and douse each other with bright pigments, turning streets and faces into vivid messes of pink, yellow, green, and blue.
The festival marks the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
We celebrated Holi in the park with friends.
Large outdoor fire
- pujaHindu worship ritual
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
- offeringsThings presented or given
- chantsRepeated rhythmic phrases
worship · coconut · garland · fasting · consecration · sacred · effigy · pyre
South Asian republic
- HinduismAncient Indian spiritual tradition
- KrishnaEighth avatar of Vishnu
- VishnuHindu deity of preservation
- NepalSouth Asian mountain nation
Radha · Fiji · Trinidad · diaspora · spring · harvest · mythology · folklore
Sounded, as bells
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- powderFine dry particles
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- vermilionVivid red-orange pigment
magenta · saffron · indigo · crimson · fuchsia · pink · purple · blue
Organized auditory art
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
- singingVocal music-making
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
revelry · gathering · procession · carnival · festivalgoers · party · merriment · laughter
State of close connection
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
friendship · inclusivity · camaraderie · community · strangers · mingling · caste · barriers
bonfire
Large outdoor fire
chants · worship · coconut · garland · fasting · consecration · sacred · effigy · pyre · ash
India
South Asian republic
- HinduismAncient Indian spiritual tradition
- KrishnaEighth avatar of Vishnu
- VishnuHindu deity of preservation
Radha · Nepal · Fiji · Trinidad · diaspora · spring · harvest · mythology · folklore
rang
Sounded, as bells
vermilion · magenta · saffron · indigo · crimson · fuchsia · pink · purple · blue · green
music
Organized auditory art
merrymaking · revelry · gathering · procession · carnival · festivalgoers · party · merriment · laughter · playfulness
togetherness
State of close connection
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
reconciliation · friendship · inclusivity · camaraderie · community · strangers · mingling · caste · barriers · equality
bhang
Cannabis beverage preparation
March
Year's third month
blossoms · warmth · wheat · fertility · seasonal · nature · rebirth · planting · growth · crops
- Asian customsbowing, chopsticks, tea ceremony, red envelopes, filial piety
- folk festivalsBeltane, Samhain, maypole, Midsummer, Harvest Festival
- Hindu HeritageVedas, Upanishads, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita
- Asian FestivalsChinese New Year, Diwali, Deepavali, Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival
- Indian FestivalsDiwali, Navratri, Eid, Eid al-Fitr, Eid ul-Fitr
- Indian religionsHinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism
HoliGood Friday
Crucifixion memorial day
Yom Kippur · Ash Wednesday · All Souls' Day · Day of the Dead · Remembrance Day
- holiday seasonYear-end celebration weeks
- holy shitProfane expression of shock
- holy cowExpression of amazement
- holiday weekendExtended break around celebration
- holy crapCrude amazement phrase
- holy molyMild surprise exclamation