Also during the festival, they light a bonfire in every village in India. They shout and sing and dance around these fires until dawn.
New corn is cooked over the bonfire the day before the full moon.
Then they pour water on the fires and make marks on their foreheads with the ashes for good luck. Then a wild coloured water party begins. It may last for three days. Children are given yellow necklaces and everyone eats sweets. They have this festival to enjoy themselves freely.