HOLI [sanskrit] - also known as the ‘Festival of Colours’ - is a spring festival* celebrated throughout the Indian subcontinent and in countries with a large Indian subcontinent diaspora, such as Jamaica, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, Malaysia, the UK, the USA, Canada, Mauritius and Fiji. It signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, the end of winter and, for many, a day of celebration to meet new people, play, laugh, forget, forgive and mend broken relationships. Holi is an ancient Hindu religious festival that has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as with people from other communities outside Asia. In recent years, the festival has spread to parts of Europe and North America as a springtime celebration of love, frolic and colours.
Clock Tower Quay in the Old Port of Montreal