Meaning of Holi | Babel Free
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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