Your Guide to International Celebrations

When is Holi?

Holi, also known as Dhulheti, Dhulandi or Dhulendi, is the Festival of Colors.

Hiranyakashipu, the King of Demons, wanted everyone to worship him. Hiranyakashipu's son, Prahlada, worshiped Vishnu instead. Infuriated, Hiranyakashipu tried unsuccessfully to kill Prahlada but did not succeed. Finally, he asked his daughter Holika to help kill Prahlada. As Holika was immune to fire due to a special cloak, Hiranyakashipu ordered his son to sit on Holika's lap so that he would be burned to death. However, the cloak moved from Holika to Prahlada, which caused Holika to burn to death. This holiday celebrates the burning of Holika.

Year	Holi
2013	Wednesday, March 27th
2014	Monday, March 17th
2015	Friday, March 6th.
2016	Wednesday, March 23rd
2017	Monday, March 13th
2018	Friday, March 2nd.
2019	Thursday, March 21st
2020	Tuesday, March 10th