Holi · 2024
Falls on: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 · 2-day festival (Mar 26 – 27)
Festival of colours celebrating the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring. Played on the morning after Holika Dahan, the day following Phalguna Purnima, with gulal, coloured water, and festive sweets.
Dates and timings for Gwangju.
Why this date
It is played on the day after Holika Dahan.
How it is observed
- Victory of Prahlad over Holika
- Celebration of spring
- Holika Dahan bonfire
- Playing with colours
- Thandai
Regional calendars
Also known as: होली (Hindi) · দোল (Bangla) · ஹோலி (Tamil) · హోళి (Telugu) · હોળી (Gujarati) · होळी (Marathi)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Phalguna · Krishna Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Chaitra · Krishna Paksha
- Tamil: Panguni 13, 2054 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Choitro 12, 1430 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Chaitra 13, 1431 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Meenam 12, 1199 (Kollam era)
Computed for Gwangju. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Holi 2024
Vishnu
- Tuesday, March 26, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: Sun, Mar 24, 1:25 PM – Mon, Mar 25, 4:00 PM GMT+9
Frequently asked questions
- What is Holi?
- Festival of colours celebrating the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring. Played on the morning after Holika Dahan, the day following Phalguna Purnima, with gulal, coloured water, and festive sweets.
- When is Holi 2024?
- Holi falls on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.