Enriching the freshness is the festival of Holi with a splurge of colors and an aura of romance all around. Holi announces the arrival of spring and the passing of winter. It is a festival that breathes an atmosphere of social merriment.
People bury their hatchets with a warm embrace and throw their worries to the wind.
Every nook and corner presents a typically colorful sight. On Holi, people are suddenly caught unawares with colors being poured from atop the houses, bursting balloons, or long pistons squirting colored water. People in small groups are seen singing, dancing and throwing colors on each other. Holi has long traditional links with several legends. According to one popular legend, the word Holi is derived from the demoness, Holika.