Holi, the festival of colors is known to commemorate good harvests and the fertile land. This festival is celebrated at the end of February or early March. This is the season when people feel lazy and sleepy due to change in climate. Hence, to help the human body to revitalize, people apply colors on each other’s face that are believed to strengthen the body and add beauty to it. It is to be believed that the Holi is a time of enjoying spring’s abundant colors and bid adieu to the winter season.

According to legends, Holi honors the legend of Radha and Krishna which describes the extreme delight, Krishna took in applying color on Radha and other gopis. This prank of Krishna later became a trend and a part of the Holi festivities.

This festival brings the freshness and joy of the year along with it. With the festival of Holi, people forget all past grudges and issue with others and try to start a new beginning of a relationship with saying Bura Naa Mano Holi Hai! which indicates don’t feel bad and start afresh as it’s Holi festival.

Holi festival is celebrated in varied ways in our society. Some people play Holi with colors, gulaal, while other plays with flowers, turmeric, herbal colors to give it a natural essence. Every color has its own significance, expression, and importance in our lives. This festival describes the win of good over the evil. Every color plays its importance in our lives and creates its own impact on us.

Scientific Significance:

1 Holi is celebrated at a time of the year when the winter season is coming to an end and the summer season is about to commence. When wood burns along with cow dung, it causes an Ayurvedic smoke, which when inhales by humans improve the immune system that results in better health condition during the weather transition.

2 The day after the burning of Holika, people put ash (Vibhuti) on their forehead & they would mix Chandan (sandal paste) with the young leaves and flowers of the Mango tree and consume it to promote good health.

3 Biologists believe that rubbing natural colors has positive effects on human body, and also strengthen the ions in the body to promote good health and beauty.

This festival is celebrated enthusiastically by most of the Indians. Age is not a barrier to play and enjoy this festival of colors. Be it a child having pichkari in hand, and adult to splashing water on others or an old one smearing colour; everyone enjoy playing holi.

Have a safe and happy holi. Don’t spoil environment and play with environment friendly colors.

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