A colourful ‘Holi’ celebration at GFG Dubai

The GFG Alliance team in Dubai celebrated the Spring festival Holi, with traditional colours and festive food.

This ancient tradition marks the end of winter and the start of Spring, and honours the triumph of good over evil. All those celebrating traditionally light bonfires, throw colorful powder called gulal, eat sweets, and dance to traditional music.

At the Dubai office, staff enjoyed throwing traditional gulal or coloured powder on each other, and indulged in a spread of traditional food and beverages.

Your Holi essentials …

When is Holi celebrated?

Holi is celebrated in Phalgun, the 12th month of the Hindu calendar, which corresponds to February or March in the Gregorian calendar.

In 2023, the festival was celebrated on 8 March, though the festivities tend to run longer in some places.

Gulal – is a colorful powder made from natural, plant-based ingredients that is thrown on people, or mixed with water during Holi.

In popular culture – the song that has now been immortalised by Holi is Rang Barse from the classic Bollywood movie Silsila.