party for Indian spring festival

It seems that most culture end up having some festivals around the significant events on the solar calendar - like the solstices and equinoxes. And since the bulk of the population has traditionally lived on the northern hemisphere, the more significant ones usually fall on the winter and spring ones. One of the Indian festivals around the time of the spring equinox is called Holi and involves celebrating spring by all means necessary, like throwing color at each other.