Holi
HOLI
By Shreya Sujan
About Holi
★ ★ Holi is a spring festival celebrated as a festival of colours. It is a hindu religious festival , which has also become popular with people of other communities. It is primarily observed in India and Nepal. It is also observed by the minority hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan as well in countries with large diaspora populations following hinduism.
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How They Celebrate
❏ The entire country wears a festive look when it is time for the holi celebration. Marketplaces get a buzz with activity as frenzied shoppers start making preparations for the festival. Pichkaris in innovative and modern designs too come up every year to lure the children who wish to collect them as Holi memories and of course , to drench everybody in the town.
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History Of The Holi Festival
★ The festival of Holi is celebrated because of a story in the old hindu religion. Every year , thousands of hindus participate in the festival Holi.The festival itself has many purposes. First and foremost , it celebrates the beginning of the new season , spring.Originally , it was a festival that commemorated good harvests and the fertile land. Hindus believe it is a time of enjoying springs abundant colours and saying farewell to winter. It also has religious purposes , commemorating events present in hinduism.During this event , participants hold a bonfire , throw colours at each other , and celebrate wildly.
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The Most enjoyable Tradition
❏ The most enjoyable tradition of Holi , of course , apart from the play of colours is the tradition of breaking the pot. It is celebrated with much fun fair in the states of Maharasha and Gujarat.Here a pot of butter milk is hung high on the streets. Men form a huge human pyramid and the one on top breaks the pot with his head. All this while women keep singing Holi folk songs and throwing buckets and buckets of water. The tradition has its roots in the mischievous nature of Lord krishna who
By Shreya Sujan
About Holi
★ ★ Holi is a spring festival celebrated as a festival of colours. It is a hindu religious festival , which has also become popular with people of other communities. It is primarily observed in India and Nepal. It is also observed by the minority hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan as well in countries with large diaspora populations following hinduism.
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How They Celebrate
❏ The entire country wears a festive look when it is time for the holi celebration. Marketplaces get a buzz with activity as frenzied shoppers start making preparations for the festival. Pichkaris in innovative and modern designs too come up every year to lure the children who wish to collect them as Holi memories and of course , to drench everybody in the town.
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History Of The Holi Festival
★ The festival of Holi is celebrated because of a story in the old hindu religion. Every year , thousands of hindus participate in the festival Holi.The festival itself has many purposes. First and foremost , it celebrates the beginning of the new season , spring.Originally , it was a festival that commemorated good harvests and the fertile land. Hindus believe it is a time of enjoying springs abundant colours and saying farewell to winter. It also has religious purposes , commemorating events present in hinduism.During this event , participants hold a bonfire , throw colours at each other , and celebrate wildly.
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The Most enjoyable Tradition
❏ The most enjoyable tradition of Holi , of course , apart from the play of colours is the tradition of breaking the pot. It is celebrated with much fun fair in the states of Maharasha and Gujarat.Here a pot of butter milk is hung high on the streets. Men form a huge human pyramid and the one on top breaks the pot with his head. All this while women keep singing Holi folk songs and throwing buckets and buckets of water. The tradition has its roots in the mischievous nature of Lord krishna who