German tourist calls Lathmar Holi ‘craziest festival’

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German tourist Alex Welder shared a viral video of Barsana’s Lathmar Holi, where women hit men with sticks in a playful tradition linked to Lord Krishna and Radha.

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00:00That's Alex Weller, a German tourist who came to Barsana in Uttar Pradesh to witness

00:10Lathwar Holi.

00:11He shared this video showing women hitting men with sticks while the men try to shield

00:15themselves.

00:16He also wrote in the caption that it was one of the craziest festivals and travel days

00:20of his life.

00:24FYI, this celebration is based on a legend in which Lord Krishna, along with his friends,

00:29would visit Barsana to playfully tease Radha and her companions.

00:33Lathwar Holi, which typically occurs a few days before the main Holi celebrations, involves

00:38men from Nandgaon, a neighbouring town, visiting Barsana.

00:41There, they are playfully chased away by women with sticks, known as lathis, just as shown

00:46in Weller's video.

00:48In response, these men defend themselves, engage in banter and throw colours.

00:53Weller's video with over 3 million views had internet users flooding the comment section

00:59with many commenting on how women didn't hold back.

01:01Others were asking how they could participate too.

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