The Holi Festivals



 Introduction: The Holi festivals is one of the most important and interesting festival of the Hindus. It comes in the month of Fagun. All person young and old, men and women, boys and girls look forward to this day with joy.

The origin of the festival: There is a story the about the origin of this festival. Prahlad was a devotes of Ram. His father Hiranyakashyap, hated Ram. He wanted to punish his son for announcing the name of Ram. He tried many ways to kill him but all failed. Hiranyakashyap was determined to kill him. In the end he asked his sister, Holika to enter the fire with Prahlad. Her body was fireproof. Fortunately, Prahlad came out of the fire safe but his aunt (Holika) was burnt to death. So this festival is celebrated in the honour of his event.


It is also said that the Holi is the beginning of the harvest season. The harvest ready and the hearts of the farmers are full of joy. Soy new ears of corn are roasted on the Holi fire and distributed among friends and relation as Prasad with embrace.

How Celebrated?: On the festival a huge fire is made. Heaps of wood, dung, thorns and other things are collected and burnt. Great preparation are made for this fire. Mischieves people carry away cots, furniture and thatches of other people and put them in the fire secretly. This is a very bad thing.

On the Holi day many kinds of sweets and other fine things are made by women in their houses. The most important things is goonja which is made even in the poorest family. Sweets are bought from the market also.

In the morning after the burning of the Holi people became wild with joy. They make coloured water and throw it on the passers-by by means of a syringe. People go to the houses of their friends and relations. Coloured powder is rubbed on the faces on his day. Everyone looks coloured and funny on this day. Some people go in parties to their friends and relations with music and singing on the way. They are given sweets and beatles. Some give sweet Bhang sharbat. Some people throw mud and dirty water on one another. This is a very bad practices.

Conclusion: These things show that there is great joy on this festival. But it is not celeblrated in a civilized way. People of other countries laugh at us for our foolish and wild manner. Now we are free. Let us behave like civilized people.