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Hindus Celebrate Holi with Bright Colors in Prince George's County

The festival of colors was celebrated over the weekend at the The Hindu Temple of Metropolitan Washington in Adelphi, MD.

While most Americans were celebrating Easter or Passover this week, a smaller population of Indian Americans and immigrants were celebrating the arrival of spring in their own way—Holi.

Holi, or the festival of colors, is a Hindu celebration of spring. Hindus celebrate with prayer and songs, but also with one unique activity--the throwing of brightly-colored powder at one another. The celebration is normally over a two- or three-day period. This year it fell on March 27 and 28.

At The Hindu Temple of Metropolitan Washington in Adelphi, MD, more than 700 Hindus came out to celebrate Holi over the weekend.   

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They prayed, sang religious songs, shared food, music and culture—all while the younger devotees had a little fun outside of the temple.

They threw bright green, pink, orange and yellow powder at each other and anyone who came outside to join in on the fun.

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Want to experience color throwing of Holi? The DC Color Run, which was influenced by this tradition, is on May 19. 2013. Otherwise, feel free to check the schedules of DC-area Hindu temples for local Holi celebrations.

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