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Festivals of India. India is a land of festivals and fairs. Every day of the year there is a festival celebrated in some part of the country. Some festivals welcome the seasons of the year, the harvest, the rains, or the full moon. A number of these festivals are common to most parts of India.
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India is a land of festivals and fairs. Every day of the year there is a festival celebrated in some part of the country. Some festivals welcome the seasons of the year, the harvest, the rains, or the full moon. A number of these festivals are common to most parts of India.
The festival of Colors Festival of Colors or The festival of Holi is celebrated in India by spraying colors on each other. The colorful festival of Holi is celebrated in most parts of India during February – March. The celebrations vary depending on region and local traditions but the common part is exchange of colors.
On the day of the Holi, people (man and women) irrespective of caste and creed mingle together and exchange colors. It is one of the few occasions of the year that the sexes are allowed to mix freely.
People use tools and tricks to spray paint and drown friends and relatives in color.
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