Tuesday, 3 July 2012

The holi festival


         The holi festival
       The Holi Festival is one of the mast importent festival of Hindus. It is celebrated on the Purnima of the month of Falgun. All person young, old and children look forward to this day with great joy.


       It is said that the Holi is the beginning of the harvest season. The harvest is ready and the hearts of the farmers are full of joy.
      On this day many kinds of sweets and other fine things are made by woman in their houses.
      On the festival night a huge fire is made with heaps of wood, dung, thorns and other thorns are collected and burnt. Great preparations are made for this fire.
      On the next day people celebrate this festival with colours. They prepare coloured water and throw it on others. People greet their friends and relatives. Coloured powder is rubbed on the faces on this day. Everyone looks colourful and funny on this day.
      These things show that there is great joy on this festival. This festival is also known as a festival of colours.



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