Holi
Definitions
A Hindu festival, held in the spring, during which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations.
Equivalents
Examples
“At the Hoolie or Spring⟳ Festival, which happened in March⟳, the Sepoys came round in procession, and exhibited anautch for our amusement in front of our bungalow, and a sort⟳ of play⟳, the performers enacting the part of wild beasts.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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