Holi
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Holi is a major Hindu spring festival known as the "festival of colors," celebrated with vibrant powders, water, music, and communal joy to mark the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.
Aliases (5)
- Chhoti Holi ×1
- Festival of Colors ×1
- Holika Dahan ×1
- Phagwah (Holi) ×1
- Rangwali Holi ×1
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
→
cultural festival → religious festival → spring festival → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Festival of Colors
→
Festival of Love → Festival of Spring → |
| associatedWithDeity |
Krishna
→
Vishnu → |
| associatedWithLegend |
Hiranyakashipu
→
Holika and Prahlada → |
| associatedWithPlace |
Mathura
→
Vrindavan → |
| associatedWithRegion |
Braj
→
|
| celebratedIn |
Bangladesh
→
Fiji → Guyana → India → Mauritius → Nepal → Pakistan → Sri Lanka → Suriname → Trinidad and Tobago → global Indian diaspora → |
| colorSubstance |
abir
→
gulal → |
| culturalImpact |
inspired color-themed festivals worldwide
→
|
| custom |
drinking thandai
→
lighting bonfires → sharing sweets and festive foods → singing and dancing → sprinkling colored water → throwing colored powders → visiting friends and family → |
| duration |
2 days
→
|
| frequency |
annual
→
|
| hasTheme |
community bonding
→
playfulness → social harmony → |
| mainDay |
Dhulandi
→
Rang Panchami → Rangwali Holi → |
| mainlyCelebratedBy |
Hindus
→
|
| observedBy |
people of various religions in South Asia
→
|
| occursInMonth |
March
→
Phalguna → |
| preFestivalRitual |
Chhoti Holi
→
Holika Dahan → |
| publicHolidayIn |
Fiji
→
Guyana → India → Mauritius → Nepal → Pakistan (in some regions) → Suriname → Trinidad and Tobago → |
| religion |
Hinduism
→
|
| season |
spring
→
|
| startsOn |
Purnima
→
full moon day of Phalguna → |
| symbolizes |
arrival of spring
→
end of winter → forgiveness → joy → renewal of relationships → victory of good over evil → |
| typeOfHoliday |
public holiday
→
religious observance → |
Referenced by (20)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Banke Bihari Temple
→
Indo-Mauritians → Krishna → Vrindavan → |
festival |
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Braj
→
Indians → |
associatedWithFestival |
|
Bihar
→
Hinduism → |
hasFestival |
|
Dwarkadhish Temple
→
Mathura → |
majorFestival |
|
Holi
("Holika Dahan")
→
Holi ("Chhoti Holi") → |
preFestivalRitual |
|
Holi
("Festival of Colors")
→
|
alsoKnownAs |
|
Kashmiri Pandit
→
|
celebratesFestival |
|
Indo-Caribbean people
("Phagwah (Holi)")
→
|
culturalPractice |
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Northern India
→
|
hasMajorFestival |
|
Holi
("Rangwali Holi")
→
|
mainDay |
|
Shigmo
→
|
relatedTo |
|
Gangaur
→
|
startsAfter |
|
Marathi people
→
|
traditionalFestival |