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The
festival, sometimes known as the festival of colour, marks
the season of spring as the time of renewal, rebirth and hope.
It also has a special significance for the Hindu communities
as the triumph of good over evil.
In addition to the celebrations at Rendell Park, Leicester,
2,000 people were expected at the city's Spinney Hill Park
and others at Loughborough's Shri Ram Krishna temple.
Bonfires
are lit in the evenings at various venues across the county
and thousands of people will be gathering to offer prayers
as well as play the traditional game of marking friends with
colours.
- Holi
is almost totally public festival - rarely conducted inside
homes
- in
India, gangs comb neighbourhoods for bonfire materials weeks
before the celebration
- the
ceremony is often conducted amid catcalls, gesticulation,
howling and trading of abuse
- similar
western festivals include Guy Fawkes Night and Carnival.
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