Holi 2023: Holi, the festival of colors, is celebrated with great pomp every year across the country. This festival is celebrated in India on the full moon day of Phalgun month. This year the Holi festival will be celebrated on 8th March. In such a situation, people have already started preparing for this festival. There is a different enthusiasm among the people regarding this festival. People across the country celebrate this festival in different ways. Apart from colors, people also celebrate this festival with flowers and braids. But do you know that apart from the country, the festival of Holi is celebrated abroad? If not, then let us know about those countries, where the festival of Holi is celebrated-

Myanmar
A festival similar to Holi is celebrated in India's neighboring country Myanmar. This festival is known there as Mekong or Thingyan. However, here this festival is celebrated with water instead of colors. People there shower water on each other because they believe that doing so washes away all the sins of everyone. In the past, people here have started playing Holi with colors as well as water.

Nepal
Glimpses of many festivals of India are also seen in the neighboring country of Nepal. Holi is called Fagu Punhi in Nepal. The week-long festival began with the planting of a bamboo pillar in the palace. In hilly areas where this festival is celebrated a day before the Holi of India, the Holi of Terai is exactly like India with India.

Africa
Holi festival is celebrated in African countries. A tradition like Holika Dahan is also celebrated here, which is locally known as Omena Bonga. People remember the food god by lighting it. At the same time, they sing and dance and celebrate around this fire throughout the night.

Thailand
This festival of Holi is famous in Thailand by the name of Sangkran. On this day people here seek blessings from monks in Buddhist monasteries. Also, there is a tradition of pouring perfumed water on each other on this day.

Mauritius
In Mauritius, which is famous all over the world for its beauty, the festival of Holi starts from Basant Panchami itself. This festival lasts for a whole month here. Along with this, Holika Dahan is also done here. During this time the tourists who come here also become a part of this festival.