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Holi: The Festival of Colors Explained

The document describes the Hindu festival of Holi celebrated in India. It is a festival of colors that falls in late winter/early spring, usually in March. It marks the arrival of spring after winter. It is a two-day festival where people smear each other with bright colors and spray colored water and celebrate. It signifies the victory of good over evil and is celebrated with great enthusiasm in India.

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Holi: The Festival of Colors Explained

The document describes the Hindu festival of Holi celebrated in India. It is a festival of colors that falls in late winter/early spring, usually in March. It marks the arrival of spring after winter. It is a two-day festival where people smear each other with bright colors and spray colored water and celebrate. It signifies the victory of good over evil and is celebrated with great enthusiasm in India.

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Learning activity 1

Evidence: Take a break

Select a celebration around the world and describe it according to the format.
Include images to illustrate your ideas. You can find and example in Introductory
material section 1. Describing celebrations and special occasions around the
world. You have to make your description in minimum 250 words.

Aspects Description Image

What it is The festival of colours is Holi, it


celebrated. is vibrant and filled with
beautiful colours. Holi is
considered as one of major
festival in India.

Where and It is celebrated in the month of


when it is Phalgun on full moon day
celebrated. according to Hindu calendar.
With the onset of spring,
northern India gets into the
colourful mood of Holi. This
festival also denotes
celebration due to good
harvests and land fertility. This
colourful festival also
celebrates the eternal love of
Radha and Krishna. This
festival is celebrated in a grand
style in the city of Mathura and
Vrindavan. These are two
important cities which are
deeply associated to Lord
Krishna.
What people During the celebration people
wear. must wear white clothing.

What people do. Kids and adults come out of


their house and smear each
other with bright shades of
gulal. Colouful waters are
sprinkled on people and kids
are found playing with pichkari
and water balloons. People
exchange sweets, Thandai and
snacks among neighbours and
friends. Popular Holi sweets are
Gujiya, Ladoo, Burfi and Imarti.
Indian festive celebration is
incomplete without delicious
sweets.
Why it is a
special The festival of colours teaches
celebration. humankind to transcend above
the caste and creed. It is a
festival to forget old grievances
and meeting others with great
warmth & high spirit. This
festival begins with lightening of
bonfire on Holi eve. Next day,
people play Holi with different
types of colours, abirs and
gulals. They greet each other
with Shubh Holi

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