Holi

A term used in Hinduism to describe a spring festival that falls the day after the full moon in Phalguna, around March each year.

Holika is either an evil spirit burned by fire or a loyal sister who sacrifices herself on to the flames of her brother's funeral pyre. Therefore bonfires are lit. Krishna was a playful child and therefore on the second day this is remembered when coloured water is sprayed by children at various people.