As India & the world celebrates Holi, let's take a look at the Holi you may not have known.

       Holi (pronunciation: /ˈhoʊliː/; Sanskrit: होली Holī) is a Hindu spring festival 
       also known as the "festival of colours" or the "festival of love"

The Science & the Story

       One story tells the story of how the god Vishnu saved his follower 
       Prahlada from a pyre while Prahlada's evil aunt Holika burned.

Holi 2017

       Coloured powder - or gulal - thrown comes from the legend of Krishna, 
       whose skin was dark blue. 
       Worried he wouldn't be accepted by his love Radha, he mischievously coloured 
       her face to make her like himself.

Turkish Ice Cream

         Also celebrated as a thanksgiving for a good harvest. 
         Lasts for two days starting on the Purnima (Full Moon day) falling in the 
         Vikram Samvat Hindu Calendar

Mercedes

           “The idea of consent does not exist during Holi,” said Sabika Abbas Naqvi, 
           the president of Delhi’s student hostels union. She said many women 
           discreetly avoided their usual public outings around the festival, and 
           avoided larger, uncontrolled gatherings.

Bollywood

           Animal lovers have repeatedly expressed concern about the harm 
           that people celebrating Holi can cause pets and stray animals. 
           The chemicals in the colours used during the festival can give animals 
           eczema and cause irritation around their eyes, lung infections, 
           gastrointestinal problems, vomiting and psychological trauma.

Filmfare

            Mumbai Police joined in the fun as well using its Twitter handle to say, 
            "Your every unholy action will have an equal and opposite reaction from us.
            Gentle reminder today before you indulge in something unwarranted, 
            We Are On Duty."

Udaipur

          “More Foolishness of festivals is celebrating victory over problems we 
          not even aware of and ignoring both our present problems and 
          solutions....I doubt even 1 in 120 crore Indians knows a reason why Holi
          is celebrated but they all do become Bhang needs no reason ..
          Mera Bharat Mahaan.”
          Ram Gopal Varma, Bollywood personality

Indian cricket team

          Stand in running water for 5-10 minutes after playing Holi.
          Ensure that you do not scrub or scratch aggressively.

Coldplay

        Be extra careful while removing the Holi colours from your face. 
        It is ideal to use olive oil to remove the colour. 
        Dab some, leave it on for a few minutes and then wash off.