HOLI - India's most colourful festival

Holi is one of those rare festivals where people participate irrespective of their religious inclinations. Rightly called the festival of colors and the festival of love, Holi has won hearts not only in Asia, but even in the farthest corners of Europe and the United States. Germany even went to the extent of conducting a big open-air music festival to celebrate Holi.

It is said that Lord Krishna, owing to his bluish skin complexion was skeptical about whether the beautiful Radha and her gopikas will find him attractive. His mother, Rukmini, fed up of this incessant insecurity finally convinces him to approach her and cover her in any colour he likes. Lord Krishna does exactly that and since that day, Holi is commemorated as the festival of love!

It marks the passing of winter and beginning of spring. But, there is a rich history behind this colorful festival.

For a society that bore the despicable label of untouchability for centuries, Holi was the silver lining that ascertained brotherhood and equality

The first day is known as Holika Dahan or Chhoti Holi and the second as Rangwali Holi, Dhuleti, Dhulandi or Dhulivandan. The festival of Holi is celebrated for at least 30 days in the Vrindavan region of India where Krishna was born.

It is a day to celebrate youth! You will find wild hordes of youngsters in cars and bikes roaming the streets with water guns and balloons filled with waters screening for similar groups. And once they meet, the street fight begins! And any unassuming youngster caught smack in the middle normally bears the brunt of the colorful assault!

Water is a big part of the event as many people use water balloons and engage in interesting water fights with their family and friends. A lot of different colors are involved and it’s a great time for everyone as every one irrespective of their age participates.

Good for bonding: The festival of Holi, like Diwali, is a significant one in India and Nepal. It is a great occasion for people from different religious communities, castes, colors and creeds to come together and strengthen their bonds, and also repair their broken relationships.

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शानदार त्यौहार है भारत का मस्ती है रंग है उमंग है खुशीखुशी है

Holi is a festival of colors, colors are fun, there is joy and happiness, which is given by God, there is no other festival better in the whole world.