Slide 1: Holi
Slide 2: Holi is a Hindu spring festival celebrated all over India -- and in other countries.
Slide 3: Holi is also called the Festival of Colors.
Slide 4: Festivities start in the night, when bonfires are lit...
Slide 5: ...to signify the burning of the demoness Holika
Slide 6: The next morning, people revel by throwing colored powder and water on each other...
Slide 7: ...following the tradition set by the Hindu god Krishna...
Slide 8: ... traditional colors are made from neem, kumkum (vermilion), haldi (turmeric), bilva, and other natural substances.
Slide 9: Liquid colors are squeezed onto others with a special tube-like device called the pichhkari
Slide 10: A special drink called thandai is prepared...
Slide 11: ...People invite each other to their houses for feasts...
Slide 12: ...It's a holiday in India.
Slide 13: Thank you
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From Basavaraj