Holi (India)
Description
Holi, the Hindu "Festival of Colors" and "Festival of Love" marks the arrival of spring, the end of winter, and the triumph of good over evil.
In villages like Barsana and Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh, the famous Lathmar Holi will have been celebrated earlier, where women playfully chase and hit men with sticks, reversing traditional gender power roles.
Lathmar Holi is based on a famous story where Krishna visits Radha’s village of Barsana from Nandgaon to playfully tease her and her friends with colors, only to be chased away by the women with sticks (lathis).
In villages like Barsana and Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh, the famous Lathmar Holi will have been celebrated earlier, where women playfully chase and hit men with sticks, reversing traditional gender power roles.
Lathmar Holi is based on a famous story where Krishna visits Radha’s village of Barsana from Nandgaon to playfully tease her and her friends with colors, only to be chased away by the women with sticks (lathis).