'UNC Holi' photo (c) 2011, rudresh_calls - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

I don’t know about many of you, but I hadn’t heard about the Hindu Festival of Holi until a few days ago. To quote from the UPI, “Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India, and many other countries around the world. Holi, is celebrated by people throwing colored powder and colored water at each other.”

It usually takes place in late February or early March.

The images are fascinating, and I thought I’d put together a quick “The Best…” list about it.

Here are my picks for The Best Sites To Learn About The Hindu Festival of Holi:

Holi — The Festival of Colors is a slideshow from the Boston Globe’s Big Picture.

Holi, Festival of Colors is a slideshow from the UPI.

Holi 2010 is from The Big Picture.

Holi: The Festival of Colors, 2011 comes from The Atlantic.

Holi: Festival of Colors is from The Big Picture.

Lathmar Holi festival is from The Big Picture.

Holi Celebrations 2014 is a photo gallery from The Boston Globe.

For India’s Widows, A Riot Of Color, An Act Of Liberation is from NPR.

Holi Celebrations 2015 is from The Big Picture.

Holy Holi: Colored Powder Will Be Thrown But Splashing Might Be Illegal is from NPR.

Holi 2017: The Festival of Colors is a photo gallery from The Atlantic.

Here’s a lesson plan for ELLs from The British Council.

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