holi, festival of colours, holi celebrations

Holi
is the
colorful festival of India younger’s, elders and all types of people celebrate this festival cheerfully. This festival also called
festival of colours


Holi is celebrated on Phalguna Pournami the day before Pournami celebrated as
Kamadahanam. This is the death day of Kamudu or Manmadhudu or Vasantudu and Pournami is reborn day of Manmadhudu. So people enjoy on this day with pouring colors on each other.

when is holi in 2010

As per

English calendar this festival comes in the month of Feb or March.So people enjoy on this day with pouring colors on each other.

holi Celebration

Days before the festival people start gathering wood for the lighting of the bonfire called kamdahanam at the major cross roads of the village or city. This ensures that at the time of the actual
celebration a huge pill of wood is collected. On the day of Holi people poured colours on each other.

People use turmeric powder and gogupulu make colours. They mix turmeric powder and water. They use gulal also. In some places grind the gogu water and use this as a colour.Drinks, specially thandai laced with bhang is also an intrinsic part of the
Holi festival.




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