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What is Holi?

Holi is a popular ancient Indian festival, also known as the “Festival of Love”, the “Festival of Colours” and the “Festival of Spring”.The festival celebrates the eternal and divine love of Radha Krishna.It also signifies the triumph of good over the evil, as it celebrates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha Narayana over Hiranyakashipu. It originated and is predominantly celebrated in India and Nepal but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world through the diaspora from the Indian subcontinent. Holi celebrates the arrival of spring, the end of winter, the blossoming of love and for many, it is a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. The festival also celebrates the beginning of a good spring harvest season. It lasts for a night and a day, starting on the evening of the Purnima (Full Moon Day) falling in the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna, which falls around the middle of March in the Gregorian calendar. The first evening is known as Holika Dahan (burning of Demon Holika) or Chhoti Holi and the following day as Holi, Rangwali Holi, Dol Purnima, Dhuleti, Dhulandi, Ukuli, Manjal Kuli, Yaosang, Shigmo or Phagwah, Jajiri.

Why is Holi Celebrated?

Holi is an ancient Indian religious festival that has also become popular outside of India. In addition to India and Nepal, the festival is celebrated by Indian subcontinent diaspora in countries such as Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. In recent years, the festival has spread to parts of Europe and North America as a spring celebration of love, frolic, and colours.

How is Holi Celebrated?

Holi celebrations start on the night before Holi with a Holika Dahan where people gather, perform religious rituals in front of the bonfire, and pray that their internal evil be destroyed the way Holika, the sister of the demon king Hiranyakashipu, was killed in the fire. The next morning is celebrated as Rangwali Holi (Dhuleti) – a free-for-all festival of colours, where people smear each other with colours and drench each other. Water guns and water-filled balloons are also used to play and colour each other. Anyone and everyone is fair game, friend or stranger, rich or poor, man or woman, children, and elders. The frolic and fight with colours occurs in the open streets, parks, outside temples and buildings. Groups carry drums and other musical instruments, go from place to place, sing and dance. People visit family, friends and foes come together to throw coloured powders on each other, laugh and gossip, then share Holi delicacies, food and drinks. In the evening, people dress up and visit friends and family.

Holi Sweets Recipes

1)Khoya Coconut Ladoos2)Sweet Somas3)Chum Chum4)Mohanthaal5)Carrot Halwa6)Moong Dal Halwa7)Pineapple Payasam8)Paneer Kheer9)Besan Halwa10)Sweet Rava Appam11)Sweet Kara Sev12)Mathura Ka Peda13)Maida Burfi14)Beetroot Coconut Burfi15)Shakkarpara16)Malai Peda17)Aloo Jamun18)Besan Khoya Burfi19)Chocolate Burfi20)Malai Ladoo21)Lavang Latika22)Khoya Besan Ladoo23)Paneer Jamun24)Kesar Sandesh25)Walnut Burfi26)Mawa Gujiya27)Instat Khoya28)Thandai Recipe29)Sweet Potato Jamun30)Basundi31) Milkpowder jamun32)Karachi Halwa33)Carrot Burfi34)Custard Powder Halwa35)Atta Ladoo36)Chocolate Peda37)Instant Kalakand38)Badusha39)Doodh Peda40)Rasmalai41)Rasgulla42)Chenna for Sweets43)Microwave Besan Ladoo44)Microwave Rava Ladoo45)Microwave Mysorepak46)Kasi Halwa47)Vanilla Chocolate Burfi48)Dates and Nuts ladoo49)Coconut Ladoo50)Rava ladoo51)Kaju Pista Roll52)Kala Jamun53)Paal Kova54)Malpua55)Motichoor ladoo56)Ghee Mysorepak57)Badam Halwa58)Besan Ladoo59)Cashew Burfi60)Kesar Kalakand61)Bread Jamun62)Shahi Tukda63)Khoya Jamun64)Milk Powder Burfi65)Carrot Halwa66)Suryakala67)Chadrakala