Holi Celebration: Apart from India, there are many countries in the world where Holi is celebrated in a grand manner. Let us know about some such countries.
Holi Celebration: We all know that preparations for the festival of Holi have started in India. Special preparations are made for this. Apart from India, there are many countries in the world where it is celebrated in a very grand manner. Let us know in which countries apart from India, the festival of this color is celebrated with great pomp.
Australia
Australia is a country in the world where the festival of Holi is celebrated like India. But the specialty of this festival is that it is celebrated not every year but every other year. It is known as Watermelon Festival. In this, watermelon is used instead of colors to play Holi.
South Africa
Holi festival is also celebrated in a grand manner in South Africa. Like India, Holika Dahan takes place here too. Here people apply colors to each other and sing songs in happiness. The Indian community living in Africa celebrates this festival in a very colorful manner.
America
In the US, Holi is known as ‘Festival of Colors’ and here too, like in India, it is celebrated with great pomp. During this festival people throw colorful colors on each other.
Thailand
In the Asian country Thailand, the festival of Holi is known as Songkran. This festival is celebrated in the month of April. On this day, people here pour colors as well as cold water on each other.
New Zealand
In New Zealand this festival is known as Wanaka. There is a trend of celebrating this festival in different cities of New Zealand. To celebrate this festival, people gather in a garden and apply colors on each other’s bodies.
Japan
In Japan, the festival of Holi is celebrated in the months of March and April. Actually, in this month, cherry trees start blooming and people sit in the cherry orchards with their family members and eat cherries and congratulate each other. In Japan this festival is known as Cherry Blossom.
mauritius
In the African country Mauritius, Holi is celebrated for about 40 days starting from the day of Basant Panchami. On this day people shower colors on each other. Like in India, here too Holika Dahan takes place a day before Holi.
First Published : 21 March 2024, 09:35 PM IST
