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Happy Holi

HAPPY HOLI! Everyone who celebrate this-go wash of those colors from you face!

I guess not many people know what holi is. One of the most fun festival, you would ever see in your life. Here's a small article
Holi (Hindi: होली), or Phagwa (Bhojpuri), also called the Festival of Colours, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India and Nepal. In West Bengal, it is known as Dolyatra (Doljatra) or Boshonto Utsav ("spring festival").

On the first day bonfires are lit at night to signify burning the demoness Holika, Hiranyakashipu's sister.

On the second day, known as Dhulhendi, people spend the day throwing colored powder and water at each other. The spring season, during which the weather changes, is believed to cause viral fever and cold. Thus, the playful throwing of the colored powders has a medicinal significance: the colors are traditionally made of Neem, Kumkum, Haldi, Bilva, and other medicinal herbs prescribed by Āyurvedic doctors. A special drink called thandai is prepared, sometimes containing bhang (Cannabis sativa).

Rangapanchami occurs a few days later on a Panchami (fifth day of the full moon), marking the end of festivities involving colours.

Holi gifts and gift ideas

Gifts play an important role in Holi. Holi is a festival of fun, romance and brotherhood. A box of Sweets and Gujjias go in the mood with this fun festival and are one of the most popular gifts of Holi. White dress for Holi, especially the crisp cotton 'chikan' salwar-suit for girls and kurta-payjama for boys look beautiful, worn after the hours-long bath following the play of colors. The marked contrast of the still-stained faces and bodies and milky white fabric of the traditional Indian dresses look beautiful. Other gifts popular on Holi are the packets of color and bright-colored flowers.

You can give the personal touch and impress the receiver of your Holi presents by your thoughtfulness and personal attention by buying them anything that they have been craving for months. Businessmen handing out corporate gifts to their employees, clients and partners generally opt for executive diaries, calendars or household items such as bed sheets and kitchen gadgets. Kids love colored hats and latest sprinklers in the market. Other creative Holi gift ideas can be home decoration items and beautiful flower arrangements such as baskets and bouquets. Whatever you may give, it is actually the genuineness, the thought behind the gift and the smile that you have on your face while giving out the gift that really counts.

Old man Celebrating Holi!!!

Different Colours ... Which are available in the Market

Holi

Holi is a spring festival celebrated all over in India . It signifies victory of Good over Evil. As per hindu beliefs, King Hrinyakashyap pleased Lord brahma and got a boon from him which made almost impossible to kill him. He got so arrogant that he announced that everybody shall worship him and nobody should worship God. But his own young son Prahalad started worshipping Lord Vishnu. The king tried to stop his son from doing so but when he failed he tried different ways to kill him. In one such attempt he made his sister Holika wrap a shawl around herself and sit on the pyre with Prahalad in her lap. This shawl had power that the person wearing it would not be affected by fire. But when holika sat on the fire the shawl flew from her to Prahalad who was saved whereas she was burnt in fire. To celebrate this victory of good over evil Holi is celebrated by Hindus by burning Holika. People throw water and colors on each other so it is also caleed 'Festival of Colours'

This picture was taken on the colorful festival of Holi. The festival of Holi is celebrated on the day after the full moon in early March every year. It is also called the Festival of Colours. On this day people Throw colors at each other. This festival occurs at the onset of spring. It is India’s most celebrated festival along with Diwali.

Happy Holi
Children celebrating Holi- the festival of colors by smearing color on each other, spraying water 'pichkaris', water balloons and generally having a ball ! They rolled on the floor after they had finished all the color...!