On Friday, Hindu’s, Muslims, Christians and Parsi’s all celebrate Spring. On this holy holiday, India will be celebrating four festivals at once – Chhoti Holi, Navroz, Good Friday and Eid-e-Milad.

A street vendor sells Holi colours

A festival of revelry and colourful mirth, Chhoti Holi is a build-up to the main festival – Holi that will be celebrated on Saturday. Holi is a very joyful occasion. By smearing colour on someone’s face, its believed you wipe out all feelings of hatred or misunderstanding.

Navroz, the first day of the Zoroastrian calendar, will be celebrated in a big way by the Iranis and Parsis.

Good Friday, a day for mourning, will be observed by the Christians to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This will be followed by the Easter celebrations on Sunday.

Eid-e-Milad, observed by the Muslims, is the birth as well as the death anniversary of Prophet Mohammad.

While Holi and Navroz are occasions to celebrate, Good Friday and Eid-e-Milad are not joyous occasions. Nonetheless, as in all Indian festivals, sweets, special foods and family gatherings will dominate the day.