The spring festival!
Holi is a spring festival that continues for two days on Phalgun Purnima (full moon) in the latter half of March or early April. In the year 2007 the celerbration of this festival on the 3rd and the 4th of March.
A legend related to Prahlad and the harvest season signifies the festival. A bonfire (Holika) is lit in the night. This festival has a medical significance. The colored powders are made of ayurvedic herbs such as neem, kumkum, haldi, bilva which are medicinal during this spring season when people are prone to viral fevers and cold. Rangpanchami signifies the end of this spring festival.
Dry fruits and flower hampers are only some of the gifts exchanged and corporations can gift products for promotional purposes.
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