Holi: the festival of colours

Holi is known as the festival of colours. Holi is a two-day festival. It is one of the most important festivals in India. It is a colourful festival with people of all religions celebrating with joy. Holi is celebrated each year with zeal and enthusiasm in the month of March. Holi is all about celebrating happiness with friends and family. People forget their troubles and indulge in this festival to celebrate brotherhood. In other words, we forget our enmities and get into the festival spirit. Holi is called the festival of colours because people play with colours and apply them to each other’s faces to get coloured in the essence of the festival.

One day before Holi, we conduct a ritual called 'Holika Dahan'. In this ritual, people pile heaps of wood in public areas to burn. It symbolizes the burning of evil powers revising the story of Holika and King Hiranyakashyap. Furthermore, they gather around the Holika to seek blessings and offer their devotion to God.

The next day is probably the most colourful day in India. We get up in the morning and offer pooja to God. Then, we dress up in white clothes and play with colours. We splash water on one another. Children run around splashing water colours using water guns. Similarly, even the adults become children on this day. We rub colour on each other’s faces and immerse themselves in water.

In the evening, we bathe and dress up nicely to visit our friends and family. We dance throughout the day and drink a special drink called ‘bhaang’. People of all ages relish holi’s special delicacy ‘gujiya’ ardently.

In short, Holi spreads love and brotherhood. It brings harmony and happiness in the country. Holi symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. This colourful festival unites people and removes all sorts of negativity from life. Those who celebrate this festival, wait for it every year eagerly to play with colours and have delectable dishes.