People participate in the Festival of Colors: Holi NYC in New York, the United States, May 3, 2014. The festival is a joyous celebration of the coming of spring. It is a time to throw vibrantly colored powder at your friends and strangers and dance together.
Festival of Colors 色彩节起源于印度神话,又称胡里节(Holi),是象征正义战胜邪恶获得成功的一项盛大节日。 这个节日为期朝两国两天,根据印度日历而言通常是二月或三月。第一天晚上,人们会用高高的篝火圆木和干干的灌木开始庆祝(kick off 喻义开始),象征着烧死恶魔Holika(印度神话中的形象)。第二天别叫做Dhuleti,炫彩的颜色就从那天开始。大街上无论男女老少,脸上画着五颜六色的涂漆染料或者交换礼物,家人们会聚在一起迎接春天的到来,庆祝驱逐恶魔的胜利。