# Powered Body Colors Full Moon Bizarreness Is a Pretty Thing at Festival of Colors By Going Like Sixty | Published 2009-03-12 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/powered-body-colors-full-moon-bizarreness-is-a-pretty-thing References: [upi](http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/gallery/Holi_Festival_of_Colors/1660/) The [Festival of Colors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dream-in-the-desert) is a rite of spring celebrated in India and many other countries around the world where Hinduism is favored. Holi is a mix celebration of people throwing colored water and [colored powder](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/color-changing-shower-gel) at each other. Bonfires rage all through the day before Holi. The power-throwing day is celebrated on the [first full moon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vietnamese-lunar-new-year) of the month of Phalungna, normally February or March. You missed it this year: Holi day was March 11. Fans of The Amazing Race may have seen a taste of this festival during one of the episodes. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 31% | Activity: 78% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Religious](https://www.trendhunter.com/religious) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Festival Colors:** Growing popularity of colorful festivals presents an opportunity for creating innovative products and experiences related to body painting and color-filled events. - **Eco-friendly Colors:** The demand for eco-friendly colors presents an opportunity for creating non-toxic, biodegradable, and sustainable body colors for festivals and events. - **Virtual Festival Experience:** The pandemic has created a need for virtual festival experiences, offering a chance for interactive virtual reality events, and festivals using Augmented Reality and digital media ### Who This Affects Most - **Entertainment:** Entertainment industries can leverage the trend of colorful festivals to create innovative products and events for festival attendees to enjoy. - **Cosmetics:** Cosmetics industries can capitalize on the trend of body colors in festivals by creating non-toxic, biodegradable, and sustainable body colors for body painting and artistic expression. - **Technology:** Technology industries can take advantage of the trend of virtual festivals by offering innovative tools, software, and Artificial Intelligence-powered applications to enhance virtual festival experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Immersive Spring-Themed Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colors-in-bloom.md) - [Indian-Inspired Cartoon Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pokmon-go-1.md) - [Immersive Light Festivals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lektrik-festival-of-lights.md) - [Future-Facing Hair Colors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aveda-vibe-collection.md) - [Summer Festival Relocations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/summer-solstice-indigenous-festival.md) - [Mystical Hair Dyes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/witches-delight.md) - [Elaborate Winter Activities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-city-of-harbin.md) - [Large-Scale Interactive Creativity Events](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/national-dandelion-day.md) - [Diwali-Celebrating Bodycare Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lush-2025-diwali.md)