India celebrates the festival of fun and joy, called Holi on 2nd March of this year. As per Hindu's calendar, Holi is beginning of new year i.e. New Samvat and mostly falls in the month of March. This festival signifies arrival of the Spring season and expectation of good crop harvesting. This is an ancient Hindu festival and popular in many parts of the South Asia. People play colours mixed water on each other. They also smear colour powder (gulal) on each other's faces and hug. Along with fun and joy this inculcates friendship and fraternity amongst them.
Holi festival
masked in colours who is who
difficult to know
Great craze and courage is seen amongst the children. Right in the morning they are ready with their colours and the water guns (pichkari). They play colours, the whole day. This festival is really enjoyed by the children. Today they get liberty to tease even the older and elders by throwing colours. If someone resists, their charm in playing colours on him boosts, and feel it more funny because on this festival whoever is out in the streets, he is there to play the colours and he knows it is just impossible to return uncoloured.
rainbow has come down
on the faces of people
celebrates Holi
People go in the streets in groups singing and dancing. Whoever new joins the group, smears colour powder (gulal) on other members and hug turn by turn. People also enjoy many delectable dishes. Many dishes are homely made and few can be bought from the market. The guests and friends visiting anyone's home are offered these dishes.
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