The traditional Hindu festival Holi, where Indians celebrate to welcome spring by throwing colourful powder over each other, has grown to be a popular cultural event around the world, and it’s taking place in Macau on Sunday.
Holi, which means “offering prayers to gods for a good harvest”, is observed over two consecutive days every year starting on the day of “Purnima” – the full moon – in the month of “Phalguna”, which is the 11th month of the Hindu calendar. This year, Holi falls on March 1-2. Holi is considered the second biggest festival on the Hindu calendar after Diwali.
There are many myths and legends on the origin of the festival, and one of them is the story of Hiranyakashipu, who after he was granted immortality became evil. He wanted everyone to worship him as a god and anyone who disobeyed him would be killed.
All photos are provided by Victor Kumar shows performances and people playing with coloured powder during the Holi festival in Macau in previous years.
