{"id":2307,"date":"2019-02-15T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exoticca.net\/blog\/?p=2307"},"modified":"2021-05-28T10:14:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T08:14:36","slug":"holi-festival-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/blog\/holi-festival-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Holi festival India | The best Holi festival in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, India is dyed in bright colors to receive spring. Thanks to the Holi festival India, it seems that the huge social gaps disappear. In this traditional festival, men and women, rich and poor, children and adults come together to celebrate this long-awaited party of colors together.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-65dcc5ff8b510\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-65dcc5ff8b510\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/blog\/holi-festival-india\/#What_is_Holi_festival_in_India\" title=\"What is Holi festival in India\">What is Holi festival in India<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/blog\/holi-festival-india\/#Legends_about_the_Holi_festival_India\" title=\"Legends about the Holi festival India\">Legends about the Holi festival India<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/blog\/holi-festival-india\/#Holika\" title=\"Holika\">Holika<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/blog\/holi-festival-india\/#Radha_and_Krishna_a_true_love_story\" title=\"Radha and Krishna, a true love story\">Radha and Krishna, a true love story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/blog\/holi-festival-india\/#When_do_Hindus_celebrate_de_Holi_festival_India\" title=\"When do Hindus celebrate de Holi festival India\">When do Hindus celebrate de Holi festival India<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/blog\/holi-festival-india\/#This_is_what_happens_during_the_celebrations\" title=\"This is what happens during the celebrations\">This is what happens during the celebrations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/blog\/holi-festival-india\/#The_symbols_of_the_Holi_festival_India\" title=\"The symbols of the Holi festival India\">The symbols of the Holi festival India<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/blog\/holi-festival-india\/#Beyond_the_festival\" title=\"Beyond the festival\">Beyond the festival<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/blog\/holi-festival-india\/#A_festival_without_barriers\" title=\"A festival without barriers\">A festival without barriers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Holi_festival_in_India\"><\/span>What is Holi festival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/asia\/indian-subcontinent\/india\">in India<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Holi is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.net\/blog\/top-ten-most-curious-temples-in-india\/\" rel=\"noopener\">festival of religious origin<\/a> that is celebrated mainly in India. But also in some other countries, like Nepal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/asia\/indian-subcontinent\/sri-lanka\">Sri Lanka,<\/a> Malaysia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/africa\/south-africa\/south-africa\">South Africa<\/a> or the United Kingdom, where large Hindu communities. The event is also known as the Spring Festival, as it celebrates the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the month. This usually coincides with the end of February or the beginning of March.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legends_about_the_Holi_festival_India\"><\/span>Legends about the Holi festival India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The different celebrations of the Holi festival India come from several Hindu legends. But there are two that are relatively well known across the world and, of course, in India.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Holika\"><\/span>Holika<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Holika is the evil sister of King Hiranyakashipu and Prince Prahlada&#8217;s aunt. It all began when Hiranyakashipu was granted extraordinary powers that led him to believe that he was a god. The only god that people should worship.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Prahlada decided to continue worshiping Vishnu as this was the tradition. This infuriated his father to such an extent that the king decided to punish him.<\/p>\n<p>Holika plotted the idea of inviting her nephew to sit with her in the center of a bonfire. Of course, it was a death trap. A magic cloak would protect her from the flames but her nephew would die. Fortunately, the whole plan went wrong for the cruel Holika.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vishnu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The god Vishnu<\/a>, the one the prince worshiped, appeared at that moment and killed the arrogant king. The moral of the story is that good always triumphs over evil. And the legend shows why the Holi festival India begins the morning after the bonfire.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Radha_and_Krishna_a_true_love_story\"><\/span>Radha and Krishna, a true love story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Another of the legends of the Holi festival refers to the love of Radha and Krishna. Krishna asked his mother, Yashoda, why Radha had white skin whereas his skin was so dark. And Yashoda replied that in order not to be jealous of Radha&#8217;s skin shade, she would give him a solution. This was to paint her face with dark colors. Thus, the two lovers would be the same. Since then, all lovers paint their faces with the colors of the Holi.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_do_Hindus_celebrate_de_Holi_festival_India\"><\/span>When do Hindus celebrate de Holi festival India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The date of its celebration varies, as it needs to coincide with the end of the cold weather. This is not always on the 21st of March. The festival takes place when the weather is nice. In any case, the festival tends to take place at the very end of February or in March.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_is_what_happens_during_the_celebrations\"><\/span>This is what happens during the celebrations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The original celebration consists essentially of throwing bright colored powders and colored water to each other, as a symbol of happiness for the arrival of spring. This is an attempt to emulate the cheerful colors of the flowers that will be born during the coming season. It is a magical moment, of joy, fun, music, and dance. But above that all, it is a spiritual celebration. On the eve of the festival, bonfires are lit as a commemoration of the triumph of &#8220;good&#8221; over &#8220;evil&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_symbols_of_the_Holi_festival_India\"><\/span>The symbols of the Holi festival India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The traditional face of Holi maintains that at the beginning of the spring season when the weather changes, it is very likely that there are viruses and colds. Throwing colored powders has a medical meaning. Traditionally they have been manufactured from herbs prescribed by the Ayurveda (traditional Indian doctors). Unfortunately, the commercial aspect of the celebration has increased the use of synthetic colors that can be toxic, so we recommend you to make sure that you buy Gulal powders. In other words: purchase natural powders to be safe during the festival.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beyond_the_festival\"><\/span>Beyond the festival<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Perhaps the best thing about the festival is the freedom that people experience. Some practices that would be unthinkable in other contexts due to the strict Indian social rules are perfectly acceptable during the celebration of Holi. Women, above all, are the ones who enjoy the most that feeling of freedom.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_festival_without_barriers\"><\/span>A festival without barriers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For a few days, the festival closes the social gap between rich and poor, all are equal and free to embrace each other and wish themselves Happy Holi for a few hours a year.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/ca\/asia\/indian-subcontinent\/india\">travel to India<\/a> to enjoy this feeling of freedom? Do you wonder how it feels to sink in colors, regretless, shameless? That is something we do not usually do here in Europe. If you need any help to arrange your trip to India, just give us a call. 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