Holi hai!!!!! Holi: The Hindu Festival of Colours)

The colorful festival of Holi is celebrated on Phalgun Purnima which comes in February end or early March.

like this year holi will be celebrated from tomorrow that is 19th march 2011.

 Holi festival has an ancient origin and celebrates the triumph of 'good' over 'bad'.

 The colorful festival bridges the social gap and renew sweet relationships. On this day, people hug and wish each other 'Happy Holi'.

Holi celebration begins with lighting up of bonfire on the Holi eve. 

 Numerous legends & stories associated with Holi celebration makes the festival more exuberant and vivid. 

People rub 'gulal' and 'abeer' on each others' faces and cheer up saying, "bura na maano Holi hai".

 Holi also gives a wonderful chance to send blessings and love to dear ones wrapped in a special Holi gift.

Holi - the festival of colors - is undoubtedly the most fun-filled and boisterous of Hindu festival.

In the midst of these colouring games are savoured the mouth watering holi specialities like gujiya, malpuas, mathri, puran poli, dahi badas etc and downed with glasses full of thandai.

Children particularly enjoy the festival as they throw water filled balloons at passersby...and if anybody stares..they have ready answer, 'Bura na mano Holi hai..' and evoke a smile on the irritated face. Besides, they have their water missiles, called pichkaris to drench the person from far and escape further drenching.

 It's an occasion that brings in unadulterated joy and mirth, fun and play, music and dance, and, of course, lots of bright colors!

Raksha Bandhan

Raksha Bandhan means The Bond of Protection

Raksha Bandhan a Hindu festival, which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. It is celebrated on the full moon of the month of Shraavana (Shravan Poornima).

Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in the month of Shravan on the full moon night. The festival of Raksha Bandhan symbolizes love affection and feeling of brotherhood. “Raksha” means protection, and “Bandhan” means bond, therefore, when a sister ties a Rakhi around the wrist of her brother, she signifies her loving attachment to him. The brother extends his wrist forward signifying an extending hand of protection. Raksha Bandhan is also known as Rakhi. 

Krishna Janmashtami

 Krishna Janmashtami  is the joyful celebration of Lord Krishna's birth.

Krishna Janmashtami , also known as "Krishnashtami" ,"Gokulashtami", "Ashtami Rohini", "Srikrishna Jayanti", "Sree Jayanthi" or sometimes merely as "Janmashtami", is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu.

Celebrations of Krishna Janmashtami takes place at midnight as Krishna is said to have made his divine appearance in that hour. Fasting, bhajans, pujas and many other rituals mark Janmashtami celebrations in India.

Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the Ashtami tithi, the eighth day of the dark half  of the month of Shraavana in the Hindu calendar, when the Rohini Nakshatra is ascendant. The festival always falls within mid-August to mid-September.

              Janmashtami celebration has a special significance in different parts of the India.

    

In some part of the North India, Krishna Jayanthi is celebrated for three days. The first two days are celebrated in a colorful manner. On the second day of the festival a popular ceremony known as 'Dahi Handi' takes place where the pot containing curd or butter or milk is broken by the youths. Dahikala or Govinda, as the festival of tying pots of yogurt and milk, and breaking them is called, is a special event in Mumbai and other cities of Maharashtra

The festival of Sri Krishna Janmashtami or Sri Krishna Jayanti is noted for the Dahi Handi breaking ceremony in Maharashtra. In 2010, date of Dahi Handi is September 2. Sri Krishna Jayanti is on September 1.