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History of Holi Festival 2020

The Indian festival of colours,  Holi  is one of the most joyous occassions for the Hindu community. Like most other Indian festivals,  Holi  also has its origin in ancient Indian mythology and is inseparably associated to the legends of Lord Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and Prahlad - son of the demon king Hiranyakashipu. Know all about the history of the colourful  Holi festival History   of   Holi   Celebration The  celebration of Holi  is very ancient in its origin. And by its very origin, it celebrates an ultimate triumph of the 'good' over the 'evil'. While, a feast of colors associated with the  Holi , is the face of this celebration, the original reason of  celebrating Holi , lies in its soul. And this gives us the 'why' of this ancient festival. Literally " Holi " signifies "burning" in Indian language. But, how it came to be associated with 'burning', is a story. The reference is found only in ancien...

Holi Essays - Holi Essay in English 2020

Colours, Gu jiyas and F un...I love Ho li so Much Holi happens to be my favourite festival. I particularly enjoy the colour part of it. I keep stocks of every colour but red happens to be my favourite. The other ones specially, the purple is one I hate to use on Holi. It never goes and makes one look so bad. I also enjoy preparing gujiyas with my mother and sisters. My mother keep frying them in the pan, while we sisters do the rolling, cutting and filling part of it. My favourite job is to do the filling which gives me a chance to keep stealing the tasty khoya which is full of dry fruits. Eating the gujiyas - piping hot just as they come out of pan is the other most cherished moment of the festival. I also take care to keep my preparation for the festival ready. Like choose some old and faded jeans and a shirt I am bored off besides taking care of the oiling and creaming part of it. Otherwise, the aftermath of the Holi festival could be extremely tiresome. I have also had a bad experi...