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Photos: Holi celebrations in Spain
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People throw coloured powder during the Holi festival in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, near Barcelona, Spain. The festival is fashioned after the Hindu spring festival Holi, which is mainly celebrated in the north and east of India. (Albert Gea / Reuters)
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Thousands of revelers during the Holi festival at Santa Coloma de Gramene, where they tossed handfuls of colored powder at one another and danced to the rhythms made popular by India’s Bollywood films. (Albert Gea / Reuters)
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The Holi festival is held each spring in India and other countries in southern Asia where the Hindu religion is practiced, and its popularity has grown recently in other countries. (AP)
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Revelers dance after throwing colored powders in the air. (Manu Fernandez / AP)
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A city exploded in a color kaleidoscope when hundreds of Spaniards and tourists celebrated their version of a traditional Hindu religious festival. (CESAR MANSO / AFP)
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People covered in coloured powder participate in the Indian inspired Holi Festival. (CESAR MANSO / AFP)
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The idea is to celebrate life with colour, which symbolises happiness, and to show mutual respect and solidarity for those less fortunate. (Albert Gea / REUTERS)
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