Color fills the air, covers the streets and people during the Holi Festival. During this festival people cover each others faces with colored powder, chuck dyed water at each other, have parties, and dance under sprinklers. I think the Holi festival is like the color run that we have in Lansing. Holi received its name as the “festival of colours,” from Lord Krishna. He enjoyed playing pranks on other village girls by soaking them with water and colors. The Holi Festival is celebrated the day after the full moon of March. The night before or “eve” of Holi, people make large bonfires to burn away evil spirits. This is called, “Holika Dahan.” The festival marks the end of winter and celebrates the upcoming spring harvest. In India, the Holi festival is meant to bring joy, love, and color to people's lives. The festival also recognizes good over evil. This year the Holi festival will take place on March 6, 2015. I would love to participate in this festival because everyone is having a great time and you wouldn't get in trouble for smearing color on someone's face! Would you like to participate in this festival why or why not?
I would love to participate during the Holi Festivals! My goodness, it’s like a day for everyone to reunite with their inner children. This holiday is also celebrated to remind people that those who love God shall be saved, and those who take advantage of God will be reduced to ashes. Apparently the festival has spread to parts of Europe and North America. I really hope we will end up celebrating it. Of course not for just the reason you get to smother random people with paint, but also the fact that it is supposed to unite people. Do you think you would be able to enter a blazing fire without turning to ashes?
ReplyDeleteHoli would be such a fun festival to be a part of! I liked how you compared it to the color run. that is kind of how it sounds with the colored chalk flying into the air with all the people. It was also cool to find out that the full name of it is Holika Dahan. Plus crops must be huge there because in countries like that, they really do rely on the harvest. To you I recommend Sarah Stone’s paper who also wrote about holy to get some more facts and info. It was a great post!
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete