The HOLI Festival of Colors is the largest and most colorful open air festival tour in Austria. The first stop was Saturday in St. Pölten. Then Klagenfurt is wrapped in bright colors. But where does this trend actually come from?
The Holi festival of colors has its origins in India, where a festival of colors takes place in February or March. All social barriers seem to have been lifted on this occasion as people from different social castes celebrate the arrival of spring together.
For this, the participants splash and throw colored water or colored powder at each other, which is still consecrated on the altar today. In the past, the coloring powder was obtained from nature, nowadays synthetic and harmless dyes are used. As for the effect of the different color shades, the opinions of color psychologists around the world often agree.
Where blue has a calming effect, red stands for passion, love and courage. Pink is a friendly color and symbolizes charm and romance, similar to purple. Yellow is associated with summer, sun and optimism. The color green represents hope, happiness and health. All these colors are also used at the Holi Festival! Whether with a deeper meaning or just for fun with the color cloud. The colors are made from natural materials, making them harmless to the environment and humans.
This guarantees a colorful festival throughout Austria. If you want to experience this special color festival, you will find information and tickets HERE.
Source: Krone
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