The colorless days of winter are slowly melting away (at least in the northern hemisphere). Holi, one of the most popular and oldest Hindu festivals, welcomes the arrival of Spring as the triumph of good over evil, hope over deception and joy over despair.

Celebrating Holi

Every year, starting on the evening of the Purnima (Full Moon Day), people in India (but not only) celebrate the spring blossom by spraying colored dye, dancing and playing with colored powder.

Each color has its own meaning and tells its own story. If blue represents the color of the Hindu god Krishna, green is the symbol and the sacred color of the Muslim community in India. This is why the Holi festival goes beyond religion and honors diversity.

Purer colors… have in themselves, independently of the objects they serve to express, a significant action on the feelings of those who look at them.

– Henri Matisse

If Holi is indeed the day when we show the true colors of our human nature, the colors of joy, freedom, and peace, then I hope that this day will last forever.