Why Do We Celebrate Holi?

 Author: PALASH SALIAN

Hello friends, I am back with my new blog and today we are going to talk about Holi and we will know the reason that “Why do we celebrate Holi”. So let’s dive in!

Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival also known as the Festival of Love, Festival of Colours and Festival of Spring. The festival celebrates the divine love of Radha and Krishna. It also signifies the victory of good over evil. Holi is being celebrated today across India. The festival of colours marks the arrival of spring and harvest season. The festival starts on the evening of the first day and is called 'Holika Dahan' where pyres are burnt. It is held every spring, on the last full moon day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month. The celebrations begin the night before Holy in a ceremony knows as Holika Dahan – or 'Little Holi'. On this evening, families light bonfires, sing and dance. The next day is sometimes called 'Rangwali Holi'.

Holi is one of the favourite festivals for children and adults. We play with colours and water. There is happiness everywhere and the most common statement is " Bura Na Mano Holi Hai!”. Do you know why we play with colours on Holi? Here is why It is believed that Lord Krishna used to celebrate Holi with colours, and hence popularized the same. He used to play Holi with his friends at Vrindavan and Gokul. They used to play pranks all across the village and thus made this a community event. Holi is a spring festival to say goodbye to winters.

So, friends as we are at the end of our blog, I hoped you enjoyed my blog and you learnt something about the Holi festival. I will catch you on my next blog till then Bye Bye!