Colour filled Season

Holi, the colourful festival of India is not just about enjoyment,dance,music, food,fun,laughter and colours,but also of friendship,love and celebration.Holi is about enjoying with friends and families.It is about celebrating the season of spring (Fagun).The colourful flowers of spring exhibit to the world that life is beautiful.And it is the pretty colours that bring happiness to the people.Imagine a world without colours !

The popular colours we like to play with in Holi are Red,Yellow,Green,Blue,Orange and Pink !
Red is the colour of fire and energy.Idols of Hindu gods of strength such as Hanuman and Goddess Durga are always seen dressed in red.
Yellow is the colour of sunshine which depicts happiness.Yellow indicates the arrival of spring.Golden yellow is the colour of the grains .
Green is the colour of trees and leaves.Green in other words is the Earth god has created.
Blue is the sky and blue are the rivers and oceans.The creator himself (worshipped as Lord Vishnu by Hindus) is believed to be blue !
Orange in the true sense for India is saffron,the colour of sacrifice and truth.
Pink is considered to be the colour of beauty.

From our very childhood we have been reading about the story behind the festival of Holi.Almost all festivals are celebrated as defeat of evil over good.Prahlad,a true devotee of God was planned to be burned in flames.Holika ,who had the boon of remaining unharmed by fire sat with little Prahlad in her lap in the fire ! The flames had no effect on Prahlad,and instead burned Holika to ashes,thus ending evil and leaving the people joyous.

Holi is perhaps the most colourful celebration in the entire world ! The people of India celebrate by colouring each other in vibrant colours ! This festival is an example to all the people to colour their world with bright colours,the colours of love and happiness !