My Favourite Festival Essay (Holi)
- Our country is rich in festivals
- Children have a special fascination for 'Holi', not the adults
- Preparation for 'Holi'
- Holi at-home
- Colour and sweets
- Holi in the marketplace
- Color throwing, stopping vehicles
- Funny faces
- Holi, is a festival of fun, of friendly people
Ours is a country of many religions, languages, and climates. It is a country with numerous festivals and fairs. There are religious festivals and festivals that go with different seasons. Almost every month there are some festivals in some state or other.
The festival I like most is Holi, the festival of colour. Every child, boy or girl, likes Holi, but not so every adult. This is because many adults dislike being spattered with colored water and hate getting their clothes spoilt.
It is observed on the full moon night of Phalguna. It is a two-day festival. It marks the beginning of a new season. People enjoy practical jokes on one another. The next day people throw colored water and powder on each other. Noisy and colourful processions are taken out.
To make a true Holi my friends and I prepare for the celebration at least two days before. We collect buckets and bottles, buy colours and borrow sprayers from friends.
On the day of Holi, we meet very early in the morning, have tea together, and prepare a bucketful of colored water. And before anyone in the house has time to hide or go out, we call them out for a decent color bath.
Most elders quietly follow us out and gladly join us. But those who don't, fare no better. We throw colour on them whether they like it or not. A few of them give us sweets in return.
We call on our friends and classmates and together we go in a procession to the marketplace. There we meet other groups. We embrace each other and throw buckets of colour on each other.
We also stop buses, cars, scooters, and bicycles and throw colour on the owners and passengers. Some of them get irritated but most of them join us and exchange friendly greetings with us. By about midday, everyone who walks or drives on the main road has colour on him. Some of them look very funny indeed!
Holi is the festival of colour and fun. It is also a day when almost everyone wants to be friendly with everyone else — the rich with the poor, the teachers with their pupils, the old with the young.
FAQ on My Favourite Festival Holi
Q: When Holi is observed?
Ans: Holi is observed on the full moon night of Phalguna. It marks the beginning of a new season.
Q: Why adults do not like Holi?
Ans: This is because many adults dislike being spattered with colored water and hate getting their clothes spoilt.
Q: Which is your Favourite festival Why?
Ans: Holi is the festival of color and fun. It is also a day when almost everyone wants to be friendly with everyone else the rich with the poor, the teachers with their pupils, the old with the young.
Ans: We call on our friends and classmates and together we go in a procession to the marketplace. There we meet other groups. We embrace each other and throw buckets of color on each other.