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Celebrating Holi (Indian Festival of Colors)
(Sunday, March 4th 2007)
Friends of Lend-A-Hand India joined thousands of people in Richmond
Hills, Queens to celerbate Holi - Indian festival of colors to mark
the arrival of spring (of course, in India!) Here are some photographs
from the event.
To know more about this annual "Holi" parade - the biggest
celebration of the Holi in the world, please visit : queens.about.com/od/holidays/p/phagwah.htm
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Introduction to Holi
Phagwah, or Holi, is the Indo-Caribbean Hindu celebration
of the new year. Every spring, the Sunday after the first full moon
of the Hindu calendar, Phagwah literally paints the streets as kids
and families "color" one another with dye (abrac) and powder and
chase away the winter grays. The spirit--and high-jinks--are like
that of Carnival.
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