Colorful Festival Of India: Holi
Holi is the festival of colors and love that is celebrated in Phalgum Purnima that always pops up in end of February or early March. Holi is the festival that celebrates the good and bad of anything. The festival of colors also rebuilds the relationships of those. About this day everyone wishes one another 'Happy Holi'. The celebration of Holi starts in the eve of Holi once the people celebrates with the bonfire. There are many such legends and stories associated with the celebrations. People celebrates the festival by rubbing 'Gulal' and 'Abeer' on each other's face and wishing them 'Bura na Maano Holi Hai'. Holi also gives the opportunity to bless and love near and dear ones by offering them Holi gifts. Holi messages are also a great way to express happiness to our loving people.

The Holi festival is well known with the different names in different states that follows different traditions. The spirit of celebration of the festival causes it to be special and unique in all with the country plus all around the globe.

Preparations for Holi

Whole country wears a festive look during the festival, market are in buzz during Holi festival. The trend method of greeting people is to send them holi sms. There are numerous Holi hues with gulals and abeers on the roadside at the time before festival. Pichkaris would be the modern design that is used to drench the person within the town. The womenfolk at home prepares the special dishes which are generally prepared during the time of Holi like gujiyas, mathari and papri for your loved ones members and relatives. At certain areas people also prepares papads and poker chips at this time.

Holika Dahan:

Around the eve of Holi, which is sometimes called as the Choti Holi or Small Holi there's a huge bonfire celebrations and the event is called the Holika Dahan. The tradition is followed in all areas. To offer the prayers and greatfulness to Agni, god of fire the gram and harvest are also offered using the humility. After that people gives holi wishes to others.

Play with Colors:

At the time of Holi you will find lot of excitement which are seen at the time of the festival. Shops and offices are closed during the day and subsequently day also. Bright colors like gulal and abeer are filled in the environment and people also pouring color water on one another. Applying colors and dancing on dholak are the special delight of this day.
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