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Festivals are a cultural milieu. Dont segregate it by regions. Because same arguments can be used for Marathi festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi which was almost absent in north india 2 decades back has become a important festival. Even in states like UP where no one bothered to even look for Ganesh Chaturthi. And where even budhh Purnima was a bigger festival has not accepted Ganesh Chaturthi a part of it, thanks to the same bollywood. So if hindi version of Holi is gaining acceptance in maharashtra why feel bad.
Festivals are a cultural milieu. Dont segregate it by regions. Because same arguments can be used for Marathi festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi which was almost absent in north india 2 decades back has become a important festival. Even in states like UP where no one bothered to even look for Ganesh Chaturthi. And where even budhh Purnima was a bigger festival has not accepted Ganesh Chaturthi a part of it, thanks to the same bollywood. So if hindi version of Holi is gaining acceptance in maharashtra why feel bad.