The revelry starts at sundown. Holi (pronounced “holy”), also known as the “festival of colors,” starts on the evening of the full moon during the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of people in South Asia celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, on Friday by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music and ...

NEW DELHI -- Millions of people in South Asia celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, on Friday by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music and feasting on ...

Holi — also known as the Festival of Colors — is widely celebrated in South Asian countries and among its diaspora as a joyous start to spring. The major highlight of any Holi celebration is when the ...