Holi 2024: When is Holi 2024? Everything About Festival of Colors!
Holi, also known as the “Festival of Colors” and “Festival of Spring,” is a much-awaited festival that is celebrated with greater joy, merriment, and charm. People wait for this festival, and on this day, they forget all their worries and sufferings and play “Rang Wali Holi.” This festival symbolizes the victory of good over evil in the form of the triumph of Lord Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu. This festival of vibrant colors is also devoted to the sacred and divine bond of Radha-Krishna.
Holi festival is one of the most famous festivals observed during the Phalgun month. It is being considered that this festival marks the winter’s end. According to the English Calendar, Holi is celebrated in late February or March. Its celebrations happen for two days, such as “Holika Dahan” and “Rang Wali Holi.” It’s celebrated according to various traditions all across the nation. Now, let us enumerate all you need to know about this colorful and vibrant festival.
When is Holi 2024? – Date and Day
The Holi festival is also called “Dhulandi” or “Badi Holi,” and “Holika Dahan” is considered the “Choti Holi.” This year, the Holi festival will fall on Monday, the 25th of March, and Choti Holi is observed one day before it, i.e., on Sunday, the 24th of March. According to the best Astrologer, it’s not auspicious to perform any sacred work for eight days before Holi, known as “Holashtak.”
Holi 2024: Significance, Rituals and Celebrations
Holi is called the “Festival of Colors” or “Rang Wali Holi,” as people smear colors or “Gulaal” on each other and play with colored water. Playing with colors on this day represents the strengthening of unity and the spreading of joy and happiness. It’s best to play with natural colors, Kumkum, chemical-free colors, etc. During “Holika Dahan,” in the evening, people gather and lit bonfires according to the auspicious period.
The “Gujiya,” is the most famous sweet that is prepared during the Holi festival. People dance to the tunes of folk songs, enjoy the festival to the fullest, and distribute sweets among each other.
There are unique celebrations in many places like Mathura, Barsana, Vrindavan, Kolkata, and Jaipur. Special arrangements have been made to make it more sacred and spiritual for the devotees. “Phoolon Ki Holi,” is celebrated in Vrindavan, where the splashes of flowers make it more mesmerizing.
We wish Everyone a Very Happy Holi! May the colors of happiness, success, and prosperity be added to everyone’s lives!
