Holi is the Festival of colors and love, laughs and play, is the festival to forgive and forget and is the festival for victory of good over evil. Holi is celebrated on full moon day in the month of Phalgun which comes around the end of February or in early days of March as per Gregorian calendar. Festival of Holi has an ancient origin and signifies the victory of good over evil. It also indicates the arrival of the spring season in India and on the other side end of the winter season. There are a number of stories and legends related to this devine festival. First day of Holi is known as Holika Dahan which is followed by Dhuleti or Dhulivandan, the day on which peoples enjoy playing and celebrating with each other with colors and cheer up by forgetting and forgiving and saying 'Bura na manu holi hai'. This festival fill new energy and new vibes in the complete environment which reflects on face of peoples.




Holi is Hindu religious festival since ancient times which nowadays become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of the world. It is generally celebrated in India and Nepal. In recent years these lovely festival has spread to various regions of Europe and North America as a celebration of love, joy, colors and cheering up with each other.

Holika Dahan

According to Hindu Rituals, Holi celebrations start on the night of the first day of Holi Festival with a bonfire popularly know as Holika Dahan where people gather and do religious rituals in front of the bonfire. Peoples pray infront of the born fire that their internal evils get buried along with the bonfire and they are left behind with pure and good mind and actions.

Dhuleti - Festival of Colors

The next day to Holika Dahan is know as Dhuleti - festival of colours. This day is full of energy, colors, ebullience, enjoyments, music and love. People play with each other using dry colors, coloured water, water filled baloons, the water guns (Pitchkaris - most favourites of childrens), and more. They chase each other while playing with colors and saying out slogans like 'Holi Hai' and 'Bura na maano Holi hai'. On this day all are equal may it be poor or rich, friend or a stranger, man and womens, childrens and elders. Anyone and everyone is fair game, friend or stranger, rich or poor, man or woman, children and elders. The sweet and cheering fight with colours takes place in open streets, open parks, outside temples and buildings. Peoples on this day enjoys colors, foods, gossips and much more. In the evening, after the cheerful and colorful day people visit friends and family with gifts and blessings.

Significance of Holi Festival

The festival of Holi has a cultural, mythological, religious, environmental, social as well as biological significance which are really interesting to know about. It is the day to forget and forgive, burning any kind of hatered and spreading love and joy, to burn old confilcts with the Holika Dahan and to rebuild fresh and beautiful relationships, change from winter to spring and much more. Holi has every reason for us to celebrate and cherish its each and every moment with love and joy.