Holi - Dhudio - Rangpanchami

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.

Mythological story related with celebration of 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.

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