Holi Celebration

Introduction:

The vibrancy of colours is something that brings in a lot of positivity in our lives and Holi being the festival of colours is actually a day worth rejoicing. On the day of Holi people play with colours with their friends and families and in evening they show love and respect to their close ones with Abeer, Gulal.

Holi knows no bars; Holi knows no boundaries too. Across the world wherever Indians or people of Indian origin are present Holi is celebrated with gusto and bonhomie. People play with colours, light a bonfire called Holika and celebrate the victory of good over evil.

How is Holi celebrated in Australia?

Universally known as the festival of colours, Holi is celebrated throughout the world by the Hindu community as welcome gesture to the relaxing season of spring. The celebration kicks off on the full moon of the falgun Purnima when the bonfire of lighted and on the following day spectrum of colours can been seen on the stress in the household and everywhere. The Indian Diaspora, at long distance from their home, find Holi a way of keeping connected to their homeland, to the traditional values of their homeland. Through this festival of colours and friendship, many inculcate the values into the minds of their children, wh9ich their motherland has taught them.

Not only Holi is a festival of colours, but it also gives us an opportunity to organize get together sharing the cultural values of our fellow Indian. The Hindu religion believes it to be a festival when one can wash off all their sins and start afresh with an altogether novel way of thinking. It acts as a tool to let go of all the resentments and grievances cleaning up the souls and preparing us for to face courageously all the hurdles that may arise in the way of achieving our goals with an optimistic frame of mind. The enthusiasm can be seen on the streets of Australia visually by looking at the paintings of rainbow of colours.