Holi also known as the festival of colors is celebrated as a welcome of the Spring weather and farewale to the winters. A day before Holi a bonfire takes place made out of the dried leaves and branches of the winters.
There is another mythological reason behind performing the bonfire which is the destruction of evil, in the form of burning of "Holika" an evil character in the myths.
It is the festival of color during which people apply abeer and gulal to each other, earlier these color was made in home by using the petals of palash and other flowers. The morning of Holi starts with the worship of Lord Krishna who according to the Old stories use to play Holi with the beautiful girls of his town with flower petals. To this day In Mathura People inact a play in which Holi is played between Lord Krishna and Gopikas the beautiful girls.
Holi is generally celebrated a day after the full moon appears in the month of march every year. It is the time when new harvest is to be sown thus it is also celebrated as a prayer to bless the new harvest.
There is another mythological reason behind performing the bonfire which is the destruction of evil, in the form of burning of "Holika" an evil character in the myths.
It is the festival of color during which people apply abeer and gulal to each other, earlier these color was made in home by using the petals of palash and other flowers. The morning of Holi starts with the worship of Lord Krishna who according to the Old stories use to play Holi with the beautiful girls of his town with flower petals. To this day In Mathura People inact a play in which Holi is played between Lord Krishna and Gopikas the beautiful girls.
Holi is generally celebrated a day after the full moon appears in the month of march every year. It is the time when new harvest is to be sown thus it is also celebrated as a prayer to bless the new harvest.
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