Holi Celebrations

Holi is a major festival of India that is mainly celebrated in the Northern part of India. Holi is a festival of colors that make you forget all your quarrels and reinforce your relationship.

Traditionally Holi is celebrated for two days where on the first day celebrations include a bonfire that represents the burning of Holika and the second day of Holi includes playing with water and colors. Children buy balloons that are filled with watercolors on the second day of Holi. Dry and wet colors of Holi are thrown on each other while playing Holi. Kids buy pichkaris that are equipments used to squirt water on others and this type of Holi celebrations is really enjoyed by kids. Youngsters play this festival of Holi in a very enthusiastic way as they drink Bhang that is the traditional drink of Holi and perform Holi dance on this day. Mischief is a major part of Holi celebrations for youngsters, as it portrays the pranks played by God Krishna and Goddess Radha.

Adults celebrate Holi in a very descent way, as they simply use dry colors of Holi called gulal and hug each other, wishing a very Happy Holi.
Holi is said to be a festival of colors because you can come across several colors on this day. Green, red, yellow, and orange are the most prominent colors that can be seen on the faces of people on Holi.

This festival of Holi has several legends associated with it that make people perform Holi traditions and customs. Holi is considered to be a thanksgiving festival among the people of India in which they ask God in form of prayers for high quality of harvest and rich season.

Holi greetings are send by people who are at a distance of several kilometers from their near and dear ones, as online Holi greetings help them to greet all their relatives and friends a very Happy Holi.

To enjoy this festival of Holi and observe the zeal of people, visit the northern part of India during this festival of colors, as you will come across people who start playing Holi much before the particular day.