Festival of Colors Holi 2020:How Holi is Celebrated Around The Globe

People around the world will celebrate Holi Hindu Festival, also known as the ' Festival of colors.'

The festival, observed for centuries, is a jubilant occasion that sees Hindus making bonfires and coating each other in rainbow-hued powder to celebrate the start of spring.

People around the world are celebrating Holi's Hindu Festival, also known as the 'Color Festival.'

The festival, observed for centuries, is a jubilant occasion that sees Hindus making bonfires and coating each other in rainbow-hued powder to celebrate the start of spring.

From the festival's significance to how it is celebrated, here's everything you need to know about Holi

What is Holi?

Besides marking spring's arrival, Holi also celebrates fertility, colour, love and the victory of good over evil.

In Hindu mythology, the festival's origins can be found in various legends, one of which tells the story of a witch, Holika, and her uncle, King Hiranyakashipu.

Other names of Holi

Fagwah (in Assam)

Festival of colours (in English)

Vasanta utsav

Dulhendi

Sigmo in Goa

Shimga in Maharashtra

Doljatra (in Bengali/Oriya)

1) Hindu devotees raise their hands in prayer as they are sprayed with colour by a priest during Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad, India

2) A girl smears her friend in colour during Holi festival celebrations at Durgiana Temple in Armristar, India

3)Hindu devotees celebrate Holi inside a temple in Uttar Pradesh, India

4)Hindu devotees are sprayed with colour by a priest during Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad, India

5) college girl pose during holi celebrations. Bhopal, INDIA

6)A college girl takes part in the Holi festival celebrations in Bhopal, India

7) A young girl smeared with colour during Holi festival celebrations at Durgiana Temple in Armristar, India

8) Colour fills the air during Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad, India

9) An Indian man is splattered with colour during Holi celebrations in Allahabad, India

10) Hindu devotees celebrate Holi inside a temple in Uttar Pradesh, India

11) A vendor sells coloured powder in India

12) A vendor sells coloured powder known as gulal prior to Holi celebrations in Siliguru, India

13) An Indian man is splattered with colour during Holi celebrations in Allahabad, India

14) A hindu priest is smeared with colour during Holi festival celebrations at Durgiana Temple in Armristar, India

15) A student is covered in colour on a campus in Chandigarh, India

16) Colour is sprayed from a temple during Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad, India

17) Students smeared in colour dance during Holi celebrations in Chandigarh, India

18) Hindu devotees are sprayed with colour by a priest during Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad, India

19)A young man is smeared in colour by his friend during Holi festival celebrations at Durgiana Temple in Armristar, India

20) Women play with powdered colours Holi festival celebrations at Durgiana Temple in Armristar, India