Monday, January 2, 2012

Holi

Holi is a religious holiday, celebrated by followers of Hinduism.  One of the primary countries that celebrates this Hindu holiday is India.  Holi can be related to post-classical India since the young man Prahlad was devoted to following Vishnu.  A custom of Holi involves loosening the strictness of social structure, including the caste system.  The different castes come closer during Holi and put their statuses aside, which is very unlike early India in which the castes were very distinct and separate.

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