(13.1.18) Tips for safe Holi

Safety tips for celebrating Holi
Holi is a festival of joy and merry making. It is also the festival of colors, noisy mirth, rough practical jokes and loud singing and dancing. But due to some unpleasant things or actions the joy of the festival turns into unhappiness. To avoid untoward incidents, keep the following tips in mind -
What to do -
> Use herbal or natural colors.
> Mix the turmeric powder and Besan and you can use it as dry yellow color to smear it on the faces of your friends.
> Mix red sandal powder in water and let it turn  into paste form.
> Use the colors of good quality if natural colors are not available.
> Apply oil on your hair.
> Smear some oil, preferably coconut oil, on your body, particularly on your face and on the uncovered parts of your body.
>   If you have skin allergy, avoid using colors.
> Use antiseptic cream to avoid any harm to your body.
> Apply nail polish on your nails.
> While removing the color from your body, use the mixture of curds, besan and turmeric powder.
What not to do -
> Do not use chemical colors.
> Do not smear color forcibly.
> Do not throw dirty water at others.
> Do not use foul language.

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When is Rang Panchami 
Rang Panchami is celebrated five days after Holi.
Important things about Rang Panchami -
1. Chaitra Krishna Panchami is known as Rang Panchami.
2. This is the day of joy,throwing colors and exchanging jokes.
3. Rang Panchami falls on Chaitra Krishna Panchami.

4. People throw coloured water on one another. They also smear each other's faces with gulal or red powder.

5. Some groups of people can be seen who singing and dancing and going from one locality to another.

6. Usually the throwing of coluored water continues   till mid day. 

7. In the afternoon people wash their colored faces and hands and take bath.

9. They wear new cloths and go to the houses of their friends and relatives and greet each other. The elders bless the children.

10. Dhulandi fastens the love, affection and brotherhood. On this day the feeling of untouchability, high or low is forgotten. 
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Dhulandi - A custom related to Holi 

When is Dhulandi celebrated -
On the next day of Holi, Dhulandi is celebrated.
Important things about Dhulandi -
1. The next day of the festival of Holi is known as Dhulandi.
2. Dhulandi falls on Chaitra Krishna Pratipada.
3. This is the day of joy and merry making.
4. People throw coloured water on one another. They also smear each other's faces with gulal or red powder.
5. Some groups of people can be seen who sing and dance and go from one locality to another.
6. Usually the throwing of coluored water continues   till mid day.
7. In the afternoon people wash their coluored faces and hands and take bath.
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Legend of Holi 
Holi is a festival of colours and light jubilation. It brings everyone out of the boredom and seriousness of the routine life. The story behind the celebration of Holi is as follows - 
Once there was a king of demons whose name was Hiranyakashipu. He was arrogant and did not like any people to believe in divine power. He wanted them to worship only him. He had a son named Prahalad who was the devotee of Lord Vishnu. His father Hiranyakashipu did not like it. So he tried to deviate him from his devotion to Lord Vishnu. But he ( Prahalad ) did not give up worshiping Lord Vishnu. His father tried to kill him in many ways but he was saved every time. Hiranyakashipu's sister Holika had a boon that she would not be burnt in the fire. So he asked her (Holika ) to sit  with Prahalad in the fire. But she was burnt and Prahalad was saved by the grace of Lord Vishnu. Since then this festival is celebrated in the memory of the victory of good over bad. 

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Holi festival - Customs, Traditions, Rituals

The ferstival of Holi marks the end of the cold winter season and the begninning of the spring season.
The following are the customs, traditions and rituals  which related to the festival of Holi -
1. Dhundh / Dhoondh -
The custom of Dhundh is popular among the Hindu community in Rajasthan and some adjoing parts. This custom is observed on the day of Holi or two or three days before Holi. It is meant for the children who are less than twelve months old. The child is dressed in now clothes and is seated in the lap of his / her mother or any other relative. The pandit or the priest chants some holy mantras. It is believed that it saves the child from any evils.
2. Holika dahan -
In the evening a fire is lit. A huge pile of fuel is heaped in an open area. This pile consists of logs of twigs and cow dung cakes etc. At the fixed time ( in the proper muhurat ) a Brahaman chants mantras and sets fire to the pile.
3. Dhulendi - Next day of Holi the people throw coloured water on one another. They go about in groups with coloured water in a pot and throw it on others. Some of them have gulal and abir in some small bags. They apply these things on the faces of their friends and relatives. They make a lot of noise and exchange jokes. Some groups of singers and dancers can also be seen going from one locality to the another. This goes on till mid day.
4. Ram - Ram of Holi - In the evening people have a bath, wear new clothes and go to the houses to their friends and relatives as a token of their affectionate relations. It is done to forget the old grudges and quarrels.

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(10.1.18) Holi , the festival of colours 2017

Holi, the festival of colours - 2017

When is Holi celebrated - 

Holi is celebrated on Falgun Shukla Purnima.
In the year 2017 Holi is on Sunday, 12.3.2017.

Like Diwali, Holi is also a great and important festival of the Hindus. It is a festival of noisy mirth, rough practical jokes and loud singing and dancing. It brings every young and old person out of boredom and seriousness of the routine life.

The story related to Holi:-    

The story behind its celebration is that of Prahlad who was a devotee of Shri Vishnu. He would chant Vishnu's name all the time and during all his activities. Prahlad's father, king Hiranyakashipu did not like it. He wanted his son to worship no one, but him (his father). So he tried to deviate Prahlad from his devotion to God, but he continued to worship Lord Vishnu with full devotion. So Hiranyakashipu tried to kill Bhakt Prahlad in many ways but he was saved every time. Hiranyakashipu's sister, whose name was Holika, had a boon that she would not be burnt in the fire. So Hiranyakashipu asked her to sit with Prahlad into the fire. She entered the fire with is nephew Prahlad. But blessed by Lord Vishnu the child Praahlad remained unharmed and Holika got burnt and died. To celebrate Prahlad's victory over Hiranyakashipu, this festival is celebrated. 

Celebrations :- 

In the night of Purnima, big heaps of fuel are placed  in the streets or road sides  (and outside the village in the rural area) for burning up the Holi. This pile consists of logs of wood and cow dung cakes. At the appointed hour a Brahmin chants mantras and sets fire to the pile. Soon the pile begins to burn brightly and the whole street is lit up. People parch green ears of barley, wheat or gram in the flames of Holi. These perched ears are distributed among the friends and the relatives. Next day people throw colored water on one another. They apply Abir and Gulal on the faces of their friends and relatives. People go about in groups with coloured water in Pichkaaris or in buckets or with 'abir' and 'gulal' in a small bag. They make a lot of noise. They exchange jokes. This goes on till mid day. Then the people wash their coloured faces and hands and take a bath. After bathing they put on clean and new clothes and go to the houses of their friends and relatives and embrace them as a token of their affectionate relations.  

Thus Holi is the festival of love, affections and brotherhood. The feelings of untouchability and high or low are forsaken.
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