India Celebrates Holi 2014

People from all over India celebrated Holi, the festival of colors, with coloured powder (gulal) and water guns (pichkaaris) on March 17, Monday. They even bought water guns using coupon codes in India.

On this auspicious occasion, people in North India, greeted one another with traditional sweets, especially ‘gujiya’. Apart from the sweets, the revelers also consumed the thandai, popular as ‘bhang’. Bhang is actually a drink, which is made during this festival, with leaves and buds of a cannabis plant.

Holi basically marks victory of good over the evil.

Something remarkable happened this year during Holi. The widows of Vrindavan went a step ahead this year and played Holi with pichkaaris and gulal. Never before in history did such things happen. In fact, last year, they had a good time with flowers but not with coloured powder and water guns.

Meanwhile, Manmohan Singh the Prime Minister and Pranab Mukherjee the President of India wishes all the citizens of India a very safe and happy Holi on Sunday, saying that the festival is an opportunity to make the bonds of friendship and unity stronger.

Manmohan Singh celebrated Holi with his staff the first time during his rule in UPA-II. In his message he said that Holi heralding the onset of spring commemorates various hues of the country’s cultural mosaic and is a great occasion to celebrate in the splendor of nature in all its vivacious and vibrant colours. The festival is a symbol of India’s spirit of harmony, unity and tolerance. He wishes, “May the festival bring health, happiness and prosperity to all.”

Even Pranab Mukherjee extended his greetings and good wishes to all his fellow citizens of India on this happy occasion. He said, “As spring arrives, this festival of colours brings with it a joyous celebration of the rejuvenation of nature and ushers in renewed faith in peaceful co-existence. Holi not only brings joy and gaiety in our lives but also provides an opportunity to strengthen the bonds of friendship and brotherhood among people of all faiths. May this festival reinforce the multi-coloured hues of our extraordinary heritage and bring peace and prosperity to our Motherland.”

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