What Is Holi? How to Celebrate the Indian Holiday with Kids

As featured on Parents.com – Originally published on March 18, 2021 by Akruti Babaria

 

In pre-pandemic life, you may have noticed or even taken part in “color runs”happening in your community at the start of spring, events filled with a rainbow of powders being thrown mid-air as participants ran to the finish line. This “color play”is a celebration of Holi!

Holi, the Festival of Colors, is celebrated all across India and Nepal. The holiday honors goodness, love, friendships, and the arrival of spring.