Millions of Indians celebrated Holi by dancing to drumbeats

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM Millions of Indians celebrated Holi by dancing to drumbeats, smearing each other with green, yellow, and red paint, and exchanging sweets in homes, parks, and streets.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM On March 8, Holi was celebrated. On March 7, the festivities started with Holika Dahan, which takes place on the eve of Holi and involves the burning of the Holika effigy.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM The brilliant holiday of Holi is observed during the month of Phalguna, the 12th month of the Hindu calendar. Also known as the Color Festival.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM Holi, among the most popular Hindu festivals that also heralds the arrival of spring, honours the divine love shared by the Hindu deity Krishna and his consort Radha.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM Alcohol is a part of the festivities. A shocking 2.6 million bottles of alcohol were sold in New Delhi on Monday, surpassing the previous mark of 1.1 million bottles.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM When US immigration policies relaxed in the 1960s, a significant number of Indo-Caribbeans fled to the US, taking Phagwah with them. The holiday is now often as noticeable in the United States and Canada as it is in the Caribbean.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM There are more than 225,000 Indo-Caribbeans living in New York alone, and the yearly Phagwah parade in Richmond Hill, Queens, is the biggest event of its kind in the country.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM The significant Indo-Caribbean diaspora populations in upstate New York's Schenectady and Ontario's Brampton, outside of Toronto, are renowned for their joyous and welcoming festivities.