In a small cage. I knew at once that I wanted to keep him

HOLI ESSAY 2 (150 WORDS) 

---

 
227
 
Holi is the widely celebrating festival of the year just like Diwali by the Hindus. Every year 
it falls in the month of Falgun (or March) which indicates the beginning of the spring 
season too. There is a great history and significance of celebrating this holi festival every 
year. Long years ago, there was a Holika, a devil sister of devil Hiranyakashyap who tried to 
burn Prahlad (son of her brother) in the big fire by taking him in her lap. Prahlad was a 
true devotee of God who was saved from fire by the God however Holika was burnt and 
changed to ashes. From then, Hindu people celebrate the victory of goodness over the devil 
power every year as a festival of holi. 
It is a public holiday when all the banks, schools, colleges, offices and other institutions 
are closed. We celebrate this festival very happily by spraying colourful colours to each 
other in the morning. Generally, people celebrate holi for the whole day and come to home 
in the night. 
HOLI ESSAY 3 (200 WORDS) 
Holi is the great festival of colors, celebrated every year by the Hindu people in India. Holi 
festival falls every year in the spring season in the month of Falgun (or March). It is one of 
the happiest festivals of the Hindus like Diwali. It is celebrated every year on the first day of 
Chaitra month. The whole environment and nature looks very beautiful and colourful at 
the time of holi. 
Holi festival celebration starts at the last day of Phalgun by the Holika Dahan in the 
evening and colour play in the next morning. Children wait for this festival with lots of 
courage and happiness and starts collecting colourful colours, balloons, bucket, pitchakri, 
etc to play holi. They also collect some sticks, straws and co-dung cakes in the mid of cross 
road and make a big heap for the ceremony of Holika Dahan. 
They get together at the place in the night and set fire in the huge heap of sticks, straws 
and co-dung cakes to celebrate Holika Dahan. Women sing ceremonial songs during the 
Holika Dahan. Everyone becomes in happy mood and wait for the morning of next day to 
play holi. We sprinkle watery colors to each other, throw color filled balloons, etc. At this 
day everyone forgets the social distinctions and meets and welcomes each other with lots of 
tasty foods and sweets.