03 May, 2018

Holi-Festival of colors

Holi is the Indian festival of colors. While Holi is celebrated in many different countries, such as Jamaica, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, Tobago, South Africa,and Malaysia, most people associate it with India. Now I know that you might be thinking, "what's so special about Holi?" Well, let me start with what Holi is. Holi is the Festival of colors, celebrated in spring. The reason Holi is celebrated because it symbolizes the victory of good over evil in Indian culture. Holi celebrations start on the night before Holi with a bonfire where people gather, perform religious rituals in front of the bonfire, and pray that their internal evil be destroyed the way Holika, the sister of the demon king Hiranyakashipu, was killed in the fire. The next morning, it's a free-for-all festival of colors. People smear others with color and drench each other. When I say that there is a lot of colors, I mean there is a LOT of colors. Everyone gets covered in colored powder. In the evening, after sobering up, people dress up and visit friends and family to talk, laugh, and share Holi delicacies. So that it about Holi. It sounds really fun, right?

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