Holi -festival of colors and happiness
Holi is festival of color and the festival of sharing love with all. and celebrated on the last full moon of lunar month of falguna that is at the end of winter season.I didn't know any other details than just colors of holi when i was a child. Thanks to social media ,internet that now i know many things about festivals ,its importance and how they celebrated across different parts of india.
Holi
is spring fetival and its basically celebrated for two days. First
day is known as holika dahan or choti holi across different
parts in india different celebration ways are there.
On
first day holika bonfire with where people worship holika bonfire
with coconut,black chana ,batasha (holi sweets ),many delicacies made
for holi.
These
holi sweets batasha(sugar cansdies) , garlands of dry fruits are
distributed to relatives children on the occasions of holi.
Next
morning is celebrated as ragwali holi/dhuliwandan where people color
each other with dry colors or coloured water .children play
with water guns /pichakari ,water filled balloons for their
water fights.
Spirirt
of this festivals makes everyone get carry along with it that
everyone from children to elderly enjoy it equally. People visit
relatives , friends and to colour each other with color powders
laugh and dance, then share Holi delicacies like gujiya,puran
poli,desserts and drinks like thandai ,bhang.
As
a kid I always waited for this festival .There were for two reasons
to get garlands sugar candies from my relatives and second to play
color on dhuliwandan with pichakari /gun.
Colorful
pichakari was main attraction for we kids ,whose pichkari looks how
was competition amongst kids. Coloring friends by hiding or throwing
water color filled balloons on strangers passing from the road was
very funny.
Thandai is special drink served on festivals like holi along with many tasty delicacies.It's milk flavored using selected dry fruits and spices like fennel seeds and cardamoms. Thandai means coolant and its prefect drink for this hot summer.
Here are special thandai flavoured recipes for holi made using thandai masala (made from dry fruits and few spices)powder.
Thandai is special drink served on festivals like holi along with many tasty delicacies.It's milk flavored using selected dry fruits and spices like fennel seeds and cardamoms. Thandai means coolant and its prefect drink for this hot summer.
Here are special thandai flavoured recipes for holi made using thandai masala (made from dry fruits and few spices)powder.
Thandai lassi
Lassi
is perfect beverage for hot summer its coolant and its cooling
property increases when we infuse thandai masala in it.enjoy this
easy to make coolant on the hot afternoons of holi and as a break
from festive preparation. It will definitely refresh and rejuvenate
you.
Thandai sewai kheer
Sewai
kheer is very simple and quick dessert recipe and It has many
variations and most commonly cooked dessert. This is thandai masala
infused sewai kheer.I have added thandai masala in sewai kheer and
its perfect thandai flavored dessert.Celebrate holi with thandai
flavored sewai kheer and feel refreshed with its cooling properties.
Holi -festival of colors and happiness
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