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10 festivals in the world which are similar to Holi
Festivals similar to Holi include Spain's La Tomatina, Thailand's Songkran, and Nepal's Holi-like festival called Fagu Purnima.
Songkran (Thailand): Songkran is a festival of celebration of Thai new year in which people play with water guns.
La Tomatina (Spain): it is a festival which is celebrated in the east of spain in which people play tomato fights.
Boryeong Mud Festival (South Korea): Boryeong is a town where people play in the mud together.
Dia De Los Muertos (Mexico): it is also called 'Day of the dead'. People get dressed, dance, eat & pray.
Carnival (Brazil): it is an annual festival which is considered the biggest carnival in the world.
Chinchilla Watermelon Festival ( Australia): it is a 4 day long festival in which people eat melons, drink wine, play & dance.
Battle of Orange (Italy): in this festival, people play by throwing oranges at each other.
Flour War Festival (Greece): people celebrate this festival by throwing cooking flour at each other.
Michigan's Annual Mud Day (USA): kids love this festival as they get to play in the mud with their friends.
Oberbaumbrücke Water Fight (Germany): people of East district of Friedrichshain have a water fight with the people of West district.