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HOLI
A HINDUISM FESTIVAL
HINDUISM FESTIVAL
- Holi is a Hindu spring festival, celebrating the equinox and the coming of Lord Krishna, who played with the colors of life.
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- Holi is considered as one of the most revered and celebrated festivals of India and it is celebrated in almost every part of the country. It is also sometimes called as the “festival of love” as on this day people get to unite together forgetting all resentments and all types of bad feeling towards each other.
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- The great Indian festival lasts for a day and a night, which starts in the evening of Purnima or the Full Moon Day in the month of Falgun. It is celebrated with the name Holika Dahan or Choti Holi on first evening of the festival and the following day is called Holi.
HINDUISM FESTIVAL
- The festival begins in the evening when bonfires are lit. These are a favorite of the children. The fires are meant to empower the sun as it moves into the warmer and longer hours of spring. All night the faithful sing, dance, and pray around the fires, till dawn when they are put out.
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- Then water becomes the center of the festival. Colored with special dyes, people throw the water at each other in a playful spirit. These antics last 3 days, during which the people spend all their time Goethe’s eating special holiday foods and sweets.
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- The vibrancy of colors is something that brings in a lot of positivity in their lives and Holi, being the festival of colours is actually a day worth rejoicing. Holi is a famous Hindu festival that is celebrated in every part of India with utmost joy and enthusiasm.
HOLI IN USA
- With a large population of Indians settled in the United States of America, Holi is celebrated with gaiety and lot of fanfare in this country.
HOLI IN USA
- Different societies formed by the Indians and religious organisations help people to celebrate this joyous festival and feel close to their cultural roots. Music programmes and Holi Meets are also organised by them to mark the occasion. These meets help the new generation to identify with their cultural root. Children learn to understand the significance of celebrating festivals and know legends asociated with them.
