The festival of colors, Holi, is a famous festival of Hindus. It is pompously celebrated not only by Hindus but also people of other religions, strengthening the feeling of secularism in India. It is more of fun festival than religious where people of all ages enjoy the festival. Holi is also known as day of Dhulandi. Holi is “spring festival” where people celebrate with good harvests and fertility of land. It is celebrated on full moon day in the month of Phalguna (March). It is the festival of beauty and is fun filled.
Holi is celebrated on the occasion of Holika Dahan, where the demon Holika with Prahalada, a great devotee of Lord Vishnu was set ablaze. Magically, demon Holika was burnt to ashes where as Prahalada was not harmed even an inch. This shows the victory of good over the evil. “Kamadahana” was another event where Kamudu (Manmadha) was burnt to ashes by Lord Shiva and was given a re-birth by the prayers of Rati devi. The story of Radha Krishna was also in existence.
Beauty filled celebrations of Holi have lots of colours in it. People squirt coloured water on each other with syringes, water balloons, water guns etc. Abeer and Gulal make halchal in the celebrations. In olden days, traditional and natural colours like haldi, kumkum, neem etc were used. Pouring coloured water on their loved ones was called “Madhanotsav” or “Vasanthotsav”. It was a real fun filled festival for unmarried people in those days.
Now-a-days various chemicals are been used as colours. They have many side effects on skin, eyes, kidney etc causing blindness, skin allergy etc. So people should be really careful in selecting the colours and enjoy the festival glamorously.
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Holi is celebrated on the occasion of Holika Dahan, where the demon Holika with Prahalada, a great devotee of Lord Vishnu was set ablaze. Magically, demon Holika was burnt to ashes where as Prahalada was not harmed even an inch. This shows the victory of good over the evil. “Kamadahana” was another event where Kamudu (Manmadha) was burnt to ashes by Lord Shiva and was given a re-birth by the prayers of Rati devi. The story of Radha Krishna was also in existence.
Beauty filled celebrations of Holi have lots of colours in it. People squirt coloured water on each other with syringes, water balloons, water guns etc. Abeer and Gulal make halchal in the celebrations. In olden days, traditional and natural colours like haldi, kumkum, neem etc were used. Pouring coloured water on their loved ones was called “Madhanotsav” or “Vasanthotsav”. It was a real fun filled festival for unmarried people in those days.
Now-a-days various chemicals are been used as colours. They have many side effects on skin, eyes, kidney etc causing blindness, skin allergy etc. So people should be really careful in selecting the colours and enjoy the festival glamorously.
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