The Festival of Colours
March 3rd 2007 06:37
Category: Indian Sciences
On 4th March this year, India celebrates Holi - The festival of C
olours. During the day, people from all walks of life have fun with colors. They apply colours to each other, throw coloured water to one another, dance, take blessings of seniors, embrace peers and juniors.
In India, every festival has a purpose and a message. The message of Holi is to forget all animousity and establish harmony and brotherhood. Apart from the usual fun with coloured powder and water, Holi is marked by vibrant processions which are accompanied by folk songs, dances and a general sense of abandoned vitality.
Today Holi is an excuse for Indians to shed inhibitions and caste differences for a day of spring fever and Big Fun. The festival's preamble begins on the night of the full moon. Bonfires are lit on street corners to cleanse the air of evil spirits and bad vibes, and to symbolize the destruction of the wicked Holika, for whom the festival was named. In North India, Holi indicates a change of season from the winter to spring. The fire is probably indicate the burning of the old year and the birth of the new year.
Traditionally Holi has been celebrated with Rose Water and with colors made of other flowers and hence it was a pleasant experience. However, nowadays due to commercialization and industralization, chemical and artificial colors are used in Holi making it harmful for the skin.
Moreover, due to changing attitudes of people, some use this occasion to create nuisance and many people have started avoiding it. Something like to Halloween Party in USA which may have a noble purpose behind it but misused more often than not.
In India, every festival has a purpose and a message. The message of Holi is to forget all animousity and establish harmony and brotherhood. Apart from the usual fun with coloured powder and water, Holi is marked by vibrant processions which are accompanied by folk songs, dances and a general sense of abandoned vitality.
Today Holi is an excuse for Indians to shed inhibitions and caste differences for a day of spring fever and Big Fun. The festival's preamble begins on the night of the full moon. Bonfires are lit on street corners to cleanse the air of evil spirits and bad vibes, and to symbolize the destruction of the wicked Holika, for whom the festival was named. In North India, Holi indicates a change of season from the winter to spring. The fire is probably indicate the burning of the old year and the birth of the new year.
Traditionally Holi has been celebrated with Rose Water and with colors made of other flowers and hence it was a pleasant experience. However, nowadays due to commercialization and industralization, chemical and artificial colors are used in Holi making it harmful for the skin.
Moreover, due to changing attitudes of people, some use this occasion to create nuisance and many people have started avoiding it. Something like to Halloween Party in USA which may have a noble purpose behind it but misused more often than not.
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