Essay on My Mohalla (800 Words)
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my village is Katiknar
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1) Hola Mohalla is a one-day Sikh festival that is celebrated mostly in March a day after the Hindu festival of Holi but sometimes it is also celebrated with Holi.
2) It is one of the big Sikh festivals around the world which is a three-day festival although people gather at Anandpur Sahib a week before the main festival.
3) The word ‘Hola’ is a masculine word taken from the word ‘Holi’ and ‘Mohalla’ is taken from the Arabic word ‘Mahalla’ which means ‘colony’ but here an army procession.
4) Hola Mohalla is celebrated on the second day of the Chett month according to the Nanakshahi calendar which is the first month of the lunar calendar.
5) It is a grand festival which pays tribute to the Sikh gurus and the followers of Sikh religion show their military and fighting skills to the pubic
6) Hola Mohalla started from 1699 when Guru Gobind Singh formed the Khalsa Panth which is the warrior community of the Sikhs.
7) In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh asked people to gather at Anandpur Sahib on Vaisakhi and ‘Panj Payare’ were appointed on the day.
8) The festival of Hola Mohalla goes for three days but people start gathering a week before the starting of the main festival at Anandpur Sahib.
9) A big level of processions is carried out on the streets where the Sikh warriors known as ‘Nihang’ show their battle skills.
10) Parallel to the mock battles, religious processions are also carried out which shows a glimpse of Sikh religion, its teachings, its culture, and its significance.
The festival of Hola Mohalla is celebrated at all gurdwaras of India as well as across the world. Religious sermons are delivered and religious bhajans are also sung at the Gurudwaras. People feel blessed by listening to the life and great deeds of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The festival of Holla Mohalla is also celebrated to display the courage and gallant of the Sikh soldiers called ‘Nihang’ during the procession.