Holi: The festival of colours
Holi, the festival of colours is celebrated with enthusiasm across the country. During Holi, the revelers teasing passersby with their pichkaris bring smiles on some faces and raise eye brows of others.
COLOURS REJUVENATE life, elevate moods and eliminate gloom. Colours have the power to transform minds and bringing cheer on gloomy faces.
The arrival of the festival of colours fascinates and enthralls the young hearts, filling them with enthusiasm. Days ahead of the festival, the spirit of Holi can be felt in the air.
Holi, the festival of colours is celebrated with enthusiasm across the country. During Holi, the revelers teasing passersby with their pichkaris bring smiles on some faces and raise eye brows of others. When the mood around is colourful, how can the revelers resist from playing hide and seek with the passersby. It really becomes difficult for the people to traverse through roads and lanes, with colours oozing from the roof-tops and revelers hiding themselves without split seconds. Generally, the pichkari holders are kids who have their last laugh on seeing snoring victims, gazing on them venomously.
The arrival of the festival of colours fascinates and enthralls the young hearts, filling them with enthusiasm. Days ahead of the festival, the spirit of Holi can be felt in the air.
Imagine; clothes drenched in colours, multi-coloured faces, disordered hair, unkempt looks, but the fact remains that these looks bring smile to any face, which is perhaps the essence of the festival. Like elsewhere in the country, this festival is welcomed with open heart by the people of Jammu as well.
With the advent of the spring, the surroundings have started wear a colourful look. The festival of colours has brought an added boon. For the youth, Holi means a ‘gala time’ with friends but celebrating the onset of the springtime and giving a farewell to winters is another reason behind it.
The markets are agog with simmering colours and other paraphernalia. Hues of bright red, screaming pink. Bright yellow, cozy purple, green, golden, magenta are the colours, which brightens the markets. The vendors with their small temporary stalls of colours earn a lot through this business. Be it Kanak Mandi, Panjthirthi, Raghunath Bazar, Shalamar, all the city bazaars are decorated with special colour counters for the festival.
For every age group, the festival has a different meaning. For kids, it is all about the colour game, the elders in the family celebrate the occasion as onset of the spring.
“What I love about the festival is that whatever you wear, howsoever you look, but everyone greets you with enthusiasm and love. Plenty of colour on you, heaps of oil into your hair; this scenario is welcome for all”, says Samarth Sahwney, class eighth student of Kendriya Vidyalaya.
“I love this festival, there is colour and only colour everywhere. Colours are the charm of this festival. It spreads joy, cheerfulness and happiness. I really love to host Holi celebrations at my home. My lawn is all set for hosting the celebrations. Usually we keep buckets full of coloured water, water filled balloons, dry colours, all there in the lawns besides, a good space for playing Holi,” says Swapan Kohli, an engineer working with telecom sector.
Notwithstanding the fact, that colours, togetherness, loud music, partying seems to exemplify fun, there is a general and genuine concern about the use of chemical colours which are very hazardous and can cause many ailments.
“Particularly the chemical colours are made from oxidised metals, which can cause severe skin problems and even can prove as a big problem for asthmatic patients. In celebrations we all forget everything else, these chemical colours can also cause severe allergic reaction,” says Dr Chetan Singh, a dermatologist.
“It is better to use herbal colours or make use of water filled balloons,” advise experts.
Holi might be an occasion for thrill and excitement for the people but the fact that it should not prove a hazard should be kept in mind. Pumping water or throwing water filled balloons on the passersby or scootrists can be fatal at times. In the past such incidents have taken place. So, each one of us should be careful while playing Holi.
With the advent of the spring, the surroundings have started wear a colourful look. The festival of colours has brought an added boon. For the youth, Holi means a ‘gala time’ with friends but celebrating the onset of the springtime and giving a farewell to winters is another reason behind it.
The markets are agog with simmering colours and other paraphernalia. Hues of bright red, screaming pink. Bright yellow, cozy purple, green, golden, magenta are the colours, which brightens the markets. The vendors with their small temporary stalls of colours earn a lot through this business. Be it Kanak Mandi, Panjthirthi, Raghunath Bazar, Shalamar, all the city bazaars are decorated with special colour counters for the festival.
For every age group, the festival has a different meaning. For kids, it is all about the colour game, the elders in the family celebrate the occasion as onset of the spring.
“What I love about the festival is that whatever you wear, howsoever you look, but everyone greets you with enthusiasm and love. Plenty of colour on you, heaps of oil into your hair; this scenario is welcome for all”, says Samarth Sahwney, class eighth student of Kendriya Vidyalaya.
“I love this festival, there is colour and only colour everywhere. Colours are the charm of this festival. It spreads joy, cheerfulness and happiness. I really love to host Holi celebrations at my home. My lawn is all set for hosting the celebrations. Usually we keep buckets full of coloured water, water filled balloons, dry colours, all there in the lawns besides, a good space for playing Holi,” says Swapan Kohli, an engineer working with telecom sector.
Notwithstanding the fact, that colours, togetherness, loud music, partying seems to exemplify fun, there is a general and genuine concern about the use of chemical colours which are very hazardous and can cause many ailments.
“Particularly the chemical colours are made from oxidised metals, which can cause severe skin problems and even can prove as a big problem for asthmatic patients. In celebrations we all forget everything else, these chemical colours can also cause severe allergic reaction,” says Dr Chetan Singh, a dermatologist.
“It is better to use herbal colours or make use of water filled balloons,” advise experts.
Holi might be an occasion for thrill and excitement for the people but the fact that it should not prove a hazard should be kept in mind. Pumping water or throwing water filled balloons on the passersby or scootrists can be fatal at times. In the past such incidents have taken place. So, each one of us should be careful while playing Holi.
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