Holi
Festival
Throughout the week during your time in the city of Kathmandu and around the cities of Nepal, you may notice Nepalese getting into the festival spirit and preparing for the Holi Festival. The preparation and festival fever usually starts the week before the actual event.​
The Holi Festival is celebrated all around the world by Hindus. Though the Holi Festival is celebrated around the world by Hindus. In Nepal, this festival is celebrated by the country. Made a public holiday, the Nepalese go all out in their celebration with colours, water, food, music, dancing and much more. You will not see a group of more passionate people celebrating in Nepal unless you were in the neighbour country India.
The Holi Festival is in celebration of the victory of Vishnu over the demon sibling Holika and Hiranyakashipu.