Holi


Essay No. 02

"A festival of colors stands for equality." 

The Holi is one of the most important festivals of India. It is a festival of colors. It is celebrated in different parts of India in different ways. It comes off in the month of March. The weather at that time is very pleasant. It is neither too hot nor too cold. All put off warm clothes and feel like enjoying themselves.

One day before the Holi, bonfires are lit up by the priests. Ladies bring their offerings and move in a circle round the fire. The priests also perform some Puja. On Holi day people move about in parties carrying powders of different colors. They squirt it on their friends and also rub colored powder on their faces. It is a sport for children. They fill balloons with colored water and throw them on the strangers and in the buses. Ladies gather in the streets and throw colored water on one another. Newly married couples take special delight in daubing each other's faces with gulal. Some people do not like this revelry. Sometimes children and strangers fall out with one another.

Many merry-makers gather in groups. They stand at the crossings or wander through the main streets. They throw 'gulal on all the passers-by. They beat drums, they dance, they sing and they greet one another. Some revelers use dirty water from drains. The policeman patrols the streets. They prevent the people from quarreling. A few buses ply on the roads. Markets remain closed. Many people keep fast on this day. Laborers of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan celebrate it with gay abandon. They drink wine on this day.

This festival needs some reform. We should use colored water in place of dirty water in the drains. Scented water or Sandal-paste should be used in place of colored powder. Drinking of wine should be stopped.


Essay No. 02

Holi Festival


All hearts are lighted with glory and people everywhere enjoy with their near and dear ones with different colours. People also throw water balloons on each other and on passers-by too. Many are also drenched in coloured water. Hours pass by throwing colours on each other and it seems as if it's just the start of the day. It's a festival of gaiety but then there are few who make this festival, a festival of evil. They do this by infuriating the strangers by forcefully throwing colours on them; some use colours that are difficult to remove and unsafe for skin and health. Many take it as a day of drinking alcohol but we should not forget that Holi is a festival of triumph of good over evil. We must try to wash away all the evils in our hearts along with the colours and allow the colour of love to stay there forever and ever. This is the true spirit of Holi.