Holi a festival of india

 

Holi, A festival of India


Holi is an important festival of Indian and Nepalese people celebrated in the spring. According to the Hindu calendar, this festival is celebrated in full moon of Phalgun month. This festival, called the festival of colors, is traditionally celebrated for two days. It is celebrated prominently in India and Nepal. This festival is celebrated in many other countries where minority Hindu people live there. On the first day Holika is burnt, which is also called Holika Dahan. On the second day, which is mainly Dhulendi and Dhurudi, Dhukkhel or Dhulvandan, its other names, people throw colors on each other, Abir-Gulul etc., singing Holi songs with drums and singing people from house to house is. It is believed that on Holi, people forget their old bitterness and get hug and they become friends again. The color of each other and coloring plays till noon. After resting after bathing, after wearing new clothes, people meet each other in the evening, get hugs and feed sweets.
This popular festival of raga-color is also the messenger of spring. Raga means that music and color are its main parts, but the nature which brings them to the bliss is also present at its peak with colorful puberty. Due to celebration of Falgun month it is also called falguni. Holi festival starts from Vasant Panchami. Gol Gul is flown for the first time on the same day. From this day the song of Phag and Dhhamar starts. Mustard blooms in the fields. In the gardens, attractive shades of flowers are covered. Trees, animals, birds and humans are all filled with glee. The earrings in the fields begin to grow. Children and old people forget everything and forget about the roles of dholak-jhanj-mangirs and dance in dances and colors. There is a split of color around the walls. Gujia is the main dish of Holi which is made from Mawa (Khoya) and flour and is made of nuts. This day is also custom of Kanji's big eating and feeding. On the evening of holi, people go to meet each other at Holi, where they are being welcomed with Gujia, Salt and Thandai. On the day of Holi, it is a great honor to eat Amor Manjari and sandalwood.

History of Holi

Holi is the very ancient festival of India which was celebrated as Holi, Holika or Holaka . Due to the celebration of celebration in the spring season, it has also been called Vasantotsav and Kam-Festival.


Radha-Shyam Gop and Holi of Gopis
Historians believe that this festival was also prevalent in the Aryans, but mostly it was celebrated in eastern India only. This festival is described in many ancient religious books. Among them are the chief, Gemini's pre-empirical formula and story-indecipherable. This festival is also mentioned in ancient manuscripts and texts of Puranas like Narada Purana and Pyaar Purana. It has been mentioned in a record 300 years old from Isa, situated at Ramgarh place in the Vindhya region. Vasant Ritu and Vasantotsav in Sanskrit literature have been the favorite subjects of many poets.
Famous Muslim tourist Albaruni has also described Holikotsav in his historical travel memoirs. Many Muslim poets of India have mentioned this in their compositions that Holikotsav celebrates not only Hindus but also Muslims. Photos of the most authentic history are in the Mughal period and in this period the stories of Holi are about to awaken curiosity. Akbar's Jodha Bai and Jahangir get the description of Holi playing with Noorjahan. In a picture of Alwar Museum, Jahangir has been shown playing Holi. By the time of Shah Jahan, the Mughalis had changed only to play Holi. In history, it is described that in the time of Shah Jahan, Holi was called Eid-e-Gulabi or Ab-e-Pashi.  The last Mughal emperor is famous about Bahadur Shah Zafar that his minister on Holi They used to go to color.  Holi is also given a detailed description of Krishna's lilies in medieval Hindi literature.
Apart from this, pictures of this festival are found on the walls of ancient paintings, graffiti and temples. A delightful portrait of Holi has been engraved on an easel in the 16th Century Hippi, the capital of Vijayanagara. In this picture, princesses and princesses have been shown to paint the prints with colors and pichkas, including the slaves, in the color of Holi. A picture of a painting of Ahmednagar from the 16th Century is only a spring rhythm. In this picture, a couple of royal family has been shown swinging in the garden. Together many serials are busy playing dance songs and colors. They are putting colors on each other with pichakariyas. In the graffiti and shapes of medieval Indian temples, live pictures of Holi can be seen. For example, in the 17th century Mwad an artwork, Maharana has been depicted with his courtiers. The rulers are giving gifts to some people, dancers are dancing and all of them have a pond of color. In a miniature obtained from Bundi, the king is shown sitting on the throne of the elephant, on whose cheeks the women are wearing gulas.

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