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In India Holi announces the arrival of spring and the passing of winter. It is a festival that breathes an atmosphere of social merriment. People bury their hatchets with a warm embrace and throw their worries to the wind. Every nook and corner presents a typically colorful sight. Young and old alike are covered with colors (red, green, yellow, blue, black and silver). People in small groups are seen singing, dancing and throwing colors on each other. Colors are thrown every 2 hours.

There will be musical interludes, the lighting of a bonfire, burning of an effigy, and the throwing of dry colors on friends and foe alike. The dry powders supplied by the temple are non stain, but still guests are cautioned not to wear their "Saturday Best."

Take Spanish Fork exit 257 and look for parking signs. Shuttles buses will run from parking areas at Spanish Fork Fair Grounds, SF Sport Complex, and Salem Hills High School. There is a $2 fee to ride the shuttle.

The Holi festival commemorates the victory of good over evil, brought about by the burning and destruction of the demoness named Holika. This was enabled through unwavering devotion to the Hindu god of preservation, Lord Vishnu.

Holi got its name as the "Festival of Colors" from Lord Krishna, a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who liked to play pranks on the village girls by drenching them in water and colors.

The festival marks the end of winter and the abundance of the upcoming spring harvest season.

When is Holi Celebrated:

The day after the full moon in March each year. In 2013, Holi will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 27. It will happen a day earlier in parts of eastern India, such as West Bengal.

色彩節（Holi Festival）是印度三大節慶之一，在每年3月前後的月圓之日舉行。這天，眼前世界呈現一片瘋狂的七彩絢麗，人們是彩色的，街道是彩色的，甚至連恆河的水都是彩色的，人人互相擁抱、跳舞慶祝，並高喊：「Happy Holi！」

色彩節（Holi Festival）代表著色彩單調的冬天已經結束，隨之而來是春暖花開的春天。這天當地人播放著印度傳統音樂，忘情地唱歌跳舞，不管大人小孩，全都走上街頭，將彩色粉末，點抹在對方額頭以示祝福，更多人是直接抓起粉末互相噴灑「攻擊」，從頭到腳無所不塗，所到之處皆是不可思議的繽紛世界，連空氣裡都懸浮著彩色粉末，頑皮的孩子們甚至還加水調合，以水桶、水球或水槍「掃射」每一個遇見的人。

Holi是印度語「顏色」的意思，色彩節不僅在印度，甚至尼泊爾、巴基斯坦、英國、南非、斐濟和模里西斯等印度教盛行之地，皆視為重要節日。色彩節的起源眾說紛紜，其中一種說法源自於印度教神話。印度教的維護之神「毗（音同啤）濕奴神」（Vishnu）的分身之一「奎師那神」（Krishna）生性調皮，喜歡在牧羊女身上灑彩色粉末，神話流傳千年後，形成印度當地特有的習俗。也有人說，因為奎師那神不滿自己膚色黝黑而妻子皮膚白皙，母親便建議他用彩色粉末塗抹妻子的臉。

另一種說法，在遠古時代，有個暴君不允許人民信奉毗濕奴神，但兒子卻忤逆他而堅持信奉，於是暴君便指使自己的妹妹——「女妖霍利卡」（Holika）在某個月圓之夜燒死王子。隔日清晨，當人們帶著盛水器具趕去營救時，卻發現他安然無恙，反而是霍利卡已化作灰燼，這便是毗濕奴神保佑的結果，於是人們便將七種顏色的水，潑向王子以示慶祝。色彩節英文中的「Holi」，便是由女妖名字「Holika」演變而來，所以在慶典中，當地人還會用草、木頭或紙紮的霍利卡像拋入火堆中燒毀。

資料參考：

utahalley旅遊網
http://www.utahvalley.com/events/details.aspx?ID=1247
華人健康網
http://www.top1health.com/Article/7037
Goindia地方新聞網
http://goindia.about.com/od/festivalsevents/p/Holi.htm

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