Most of the Hindu and Sindhi
festivals are the expression of life enthusiasm and the
most colorful festival of the year is Holi - the
festival of color usually celebrated in the month of
March.
If we look at the festival calendar of India, Holi or
Rang Panchami is the most popular and second most
celebrated festival after the Deepavali or Diyari. The
probable reasons behind the popularity of this festival
Holi are this is the festival of fun and enjoyment,
celebrated in very pleasant climatic conditions towards
the end of winter season ahead of hot Indian summer.
Not only the life of common people but Hindi movies are
also under influence of this colorful festival. In many
Hindi films the festival is picturised in very glamorous
way even for expression of love. In Sindhi community
there is a kind of tradition of having some special food
for each festival. Sindhi food related with Holi is a
sweet dish "Ghear" a type of fried food stuff socked in
hot liquid sugar.
STORY RELATED WITH
HOLI
There is a religious story behind the
celebration of Holi. According to Puranas, when King
Harnakashiyap saw that his all efforts for diverting his
son Bhagat Prahlad from worshiping Lord Vishnu are not
yielding any result, than he decided to take help of her
sister Holika. Holika were with cloth which keeps her
safe in the fire. King asked the sister to seat in fire
with Prahlad in her lap but the miracle happen as wind
has taken her boon cloth away and rap it around Prahlad
as the result Holika turned into ash and Prahlad came
out unaffected from the fire.
