Holi 2023
Holi is celebrated on Tuesday, March 8,2023. It is a two day festival with the first day called Chhoti or Holika Dahan and the second day called Dhuleti or Rangwali Holi which is on Wednesday 8th March 2023.The festival celebrates sharing and love as well as colors. People celeberate Holi by meet each other & play Holi.
Holi Celeberation- Holi is known as the 'festival of colors' is celebrated on the full moon day falling in the month of Phalguna (Feb-Mar). Like many other festivals in India, Holi also signifies a victory of good over evil. As per ancient mythology, there is a legend of King Hiranyakashipu with who Holi is associated.
The significance of playing with colors is connected to Lord Krishna, who was dark in color and would complain to his mother that all the Gopis and Radha were fair in color. The Gopis would make fun of Krishna so his mother told him to color them in any color her desired and thus came the tradition of playing with colors on Holi. This fun filled and vibrant Holi is a very famous tradition followed in Braj. Holi Celebrations in Vrindavan, Mathura places famous for Lord Krishna. It is a day when all inhibitions are let loose and men and women freely mingle and color each other. It is the day to ‘forgive and forget’, the day when old fights and slights are let go and friendship are renewed, new bonds are formed.
This is the time to enjoy the traditional Bhaang, a traditional drink made with milk and consumed on Holi. It is even served as a welcome drink or Prasad in many places. The scrumptious sweets and savories like Gujiya, Laddoos, Pakoras, Halwa and Pooris etc are an integral part of the festivities as any Indian festival is incomplete without a lavish spread of food.
ulturgnificance of Holi :
The Holi festival has a cultural significance among various Hindu traditions of the Indian subcontinent. It is the festive day to end and rid oneself of past errors, to end conflicts by meeting others, a day to forget and forgive. People pay or forgive debts, as well as deal anew with those in their lives. Holi also marks the start of spring, for many the start of the new year, an occasion for people to enjoy the changing seasons and make new friends.

Rangwali Holi / Dhulandi
Holi is a religious festival celebrated by Hindus all over the world. Holi is considered biggest festival on Hindu calendar after Diwali. Holi is also known as festival of Colors.
Mathura & Vrindavan are famous for Holi. Places related to life of Lord Krishna are known as Braj regions. Holi rituals in Braj regions - Mathura, Vrindavan, Gowardhan, Gokul, Nandagaon and Barsana - are the most famous one. The Lathmar Holi - the traditional Holi festivity in Barsana is world famous. People from different parts of word go to braj regions to play & see Holi. In most regions.
Chhoti Holi and Holika Dahan - Holi festival is celebrated for two days. The first day is known as JalanewaliHoli - the day when Holi bonfire is done.This day is also known as Chhoti Holi and Holika Dahan. Holika Dahan is referred to Kama Dahanam in South India.On this day in many religion people play new clothes & do puja on Holika Dahan. 
Rangwali Holi- The second day is known as Rangwali Holi - the day when people play with colored powder and colored water. Rangwali Holi which is main Holi day is also known as Dhulandi or Dhulendi (धुलण्डी). Now days people play organic Holi or Holi with Herbal colors as it is very safe for skin.On this day people go to there friends, Relatives, Neighbours houses to play Holi.On this day people prepare Sweets ,Snake different varieties of food & offer to people who comes to meet them. On this dsy people dance & party is arranged in different areas of the country.

On first day bonfires are lit after sunset at Right Holika Dahan Muhurta. Main Holi day when people play with colors is always next day of Holika Dahan or Holi bonfire. Next day in the morning people play Holi with dry and wet colors. People are more willing and comfortable to play Holi with dry colored powders which are known as Gulal. However Holi celebrations are incomplete without wet colors. Wet color is applied on the face and is made on the spot by mixing little amount of water with dry colored powder.
Happy Holi 2023 Wishes, SMS, Messages, Quotes, Greetings:
Holi is the day to express love with colors. It is a time to show love & affection to your loved once. Happy Holi !
May God gift you all the colors of life, colors of joy, colors of happiness, colors of friendship, colors of love and all other colors you want to paint in your life. Happy Holi.
Let the colors of Holi spread the message of peace and happiness throughout the world.
Holi is a time to reach out with the colors of joy. It is the time to love and forgive. It is the time expresses the happiness of being loved and to be loved through colors. Anonymous
Make merry with colors on Holi and the rest of the days withthe colors of love.
The colors of Holi have spread all over the country. These colors also carry the message of love, brotherhood, and truth. So whenever you splash Holi colors on somebody, you give him a promise of being truthful towards him always, maintain brotherhood with him lifelong and shower him with all the possible love throughout your life.
Holi is a special time of year to remember - berwho are close to our hearts with splashing colors! Happy Holi !
Just like a red rose that fills the world with beauty & fragrance‚ you have made my life so beautiful by being in it. On Holi, the festival of colors & joy I want to say thank you for all the love & smiles you’ve brought to my life.
Peace from white, Power from red, Knowledge from yellow, growth from green, Love from pink.. May this Holi add all colors in your life.
Bright colors, water balloons, lavish gujiyas,tasty dahi badha, basan chhaki, Chakli and melodious songs are the ingredients of perfect Holi. Wish you a very happy and wonderful Holi.
May all your lives be as colorful as the Holi festival. Let us make others’ lives as colorful as we want ours to be. May your colorful lives touch the sky with glory.
On this day color of Holi shower love which dwells in our hearts. Let’s sing along together the songs of Holi with love.
Red for love, green for growth & prosperity, orange for success and pink for happiness. May God Bless you and your family with all these colors, Happy Holi!
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