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单词 Holi
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Definition of Holi in English:

Holi

nounˈhəʊliːˈhōlē
  • A Hindu spring festival celebrated in February or March in honour of Krishna.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This year too, the Holi was celebrated in the city, with the usual splashing of coloured powder and water on one another and, of course, the customary distribution of sweets.
    • The reason for all the good-natured paint throwing was that on the night before Holi, Hindus normally light fires to rid the air of evil spirits and the morning after, cover themselves in brightly-coloured powders.
    • Holi is the Indian festival of colours, which is celebrated in the month of March.
    • Bengali Hindus observe Holi, Divali, and other important religious festivals.
    • The day before the camp ended, all had a blast covering each other with colored water during the Holi festival.
    • Diwali, the festival of light in November is very nice and in March we'll have Holi, which marks the beginning of spring in India.
    • Years back, the colors used for Holi were derived from plants.
    • There was spring in the air and festivities all around, since the country was celebrating Holi.
    • And according to the organisers of the Holi festival, the celebration did live up to its promise of being a true wholesome entertainment for children, youngsters and adults.
    • Though small in number, the North Indian community members in Kochi did celebrate Holi on Friday with a splurge of colours, breathing an atmosphere of social merriment.
    • After all, it is time for the country's most vibrant festival, Holi.
    • Surely Holi is the festival that induces people to shed inhibitions and make merry.
    • Year seven students embarked on the project, inspired by the Hindu festival of Holi, to learn more about the Hindu culture and its celebrations.
    • This is a festival of martial arts that follows the Hindu festival of Holi.
    • The Raj was a scene of a get together of family and friends to celebrate the Indian Holi festival last week.
    • For Hindu Bangladeshis, important holidays are Diwali, the festival of lights celebrating the return home of the lord Rama, and Holi, the festival of colors that welcomes the return of spring.
    • The festival of Holi heralds the advent of spring and a new world of colour and gaiety.
    • Traditionally Holi has been celebrated by playing with colours made from spring flowers.
    • On Holi, people throw colorful liquids at each other - from rooftops, or with squirt guns and balloons filled with colored water.
    • Holi, the Hindu spring festival, is here once again and there are a number of activities planned for its observance.

Origin

Via Hindi from Sanskrit holī.

Rhymes

aïoli, coaly, coley, Foley, goalie, guacamole, holey, holy, lowly, moly, pinole, ravioli, roly-poly, Rowley, shoaly, soli
 
 

Definition of Holi in US English:

Holi

nounˈhōlē
  • A Hindu spring festival celebrated in February or March in honor of Krishna.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The reason for all the good-natured paint throwing was that on the night before Holi, Hindus normally light fires to rid the air of evil spirits and the morning after, cover themselves in brightly-coloured powders.
    • On Holi, people throw colorful liquids at each other - from rooftops, or with squirt guns and balloons filled with colored water.
    • This year too, the Holi was celebrated in the city, with the usual splashing of coloured powder and water on one another and, of course, the customary distribution of sweets.
    • And according to the organisers of the Holi festival, the celebration did live up to its promise of being a true wholesome entertainment for children, youngsters and adults.
    • Holi, the Hindu spring festival, is here once again and there are a number of activities planned for its observance.
    • This is a festival of martial arts that follows the Hindu festival of Holi.
    • Bengali Hindus observe Holi, Divali, and other important religious festivals.
    • Years back, the colors used for Holi were derived from plants.
    • The festival of Holi heralds the advent of spring and a new world of colour and gaiety.
    • The day before the camp ended, all had a blast covering each other with colored water during the Holi festival.
    • Surely Holi is the festival that induces people to shed inhibitions and make merry.
    • For Hindu Bangladeshis, important holidays are Diwali, the festival of lights celebrating the return home of the lord Rama, and Holi, the festival of colors that welcomes the return of spring.
    • Year seven students embarked on the project, inspired by the Hindu festival of Holi, to learn more about the Hindu culture and its celebrations.
    • Holi is the Indian festival of colours, which is celebrated in the month of March.
    • Diwali, the festival of light in November is very nice and in March we'll have Holi, which marks the beginning of spring in India.
    • The Raj was a scene of a get together of family and friends to celebrate the Indian Holi festival last week.
    • Traditionally Holi has been celebrated by playing with colours made from spring flowers.
    • After all, it is time for the country's most vibrant festival, Holi.
    • There was spring in the air and festivities all around, since the country was celebrating Holi.
    • Though small in number, the North Indian community members in Kochi did celebrate Holi on Friday with a splurge of colours, breathing an atmosphere of social merriment.

Origin

Via Hindi from Sanskrit holī.

 
 
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