Write a letter to your friend describing the importance of celebrating Holi.
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3/1/2021
Dear Meera,
Your letter is just in hand and it’s such a pleasure to hear from you, as always. Not only is it fun but also informative. You seem to be having a great time with your family. As you had enquired, let me tell you how we celebrate holi with our friends and family.
‘Holi’ or ‘Phagwah’ is the ‘Festival of Colors’ which is celebrated across the length and breadth of the country by everyone every year. It generally falls after the full moon in the month of Phagun (early March or late February) and is more like the festival of harvest. It stands for the victory of good over evil.
The festival generally commences on the night of the full moon with bonfires being lit on street corners referred to as Holika Dahan or the burning of Holika. The next day streets are filled with peope across all section of the society, age, sex and background throwing colored powder (gulal/aabir) on friends and families and splashing colored paints/water in pichkaries (long plastic/metallic syringes to throw water). There is color everywhere- pink, yellow, purple, green- you name it, you get it. In the spirit of celebration, people spraying colored water on passers-by and dragging friends to mud pools is a common sight. All is forgotten and nobody really minds on this day.
yours lovingly,
Shivanya.