- By James Kuanal
- Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:08 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: The two-day 'festival of colours' is being celebrated across the country. The festival of Holi that marks the victory of good over evil, starts with Choti Holi or Holika Dahan -- where people light a bonfire and come together to seek blessings from Lord Vishnu and prepare delicacies such as pakore, malpua, gujia, among others. The next day people play Rangwali Holi with gulal and splash colours at each other. The holy festival is observed on the last full moon day of Hindu lunisolar calendar month. It is a national holiday in India.
Why do we call Holi the 'festivals of colour'?
The holy festival is based on the legend of Krishna, who was self-conscious of his blue face due to the poisoned breast milk. He thought that his beloved Radha and other girls would not like him. Krishna told his mother Yashoda about the injustice by nature and asked her to paint his face so that colour did not matter.
Now, Holi is celebrated by lakhs of people across India and its diaspora around the world who throw paints at each other and get themselves covered in different colours of Holi.
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What each colour of Holi signifies?
Red- colour of love, passion and fertility.
Yellow- signifies happiness, meditation, peace, knowledge and learning.
Blue- Colour of Lord Krishna's face, sky and oceans.
Pink- signifies caring and compassion
Green- colour of nature, symbolises new beginning and spring
Purple- symbolises magic and mystery.
Saffron- is associated with strength, piety, social communication and optimism.
Brown- refers to being down to earth, relates to protection, security and material wealth.
How to prepare organic colours at home?
Organic Holi colours can be made using natural ingredients like turmeric, flower petals, beetroot, food colours and wild berries.
