Holi - Festivals of Colours 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. Holi is spring festival and it’s 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 candies) , 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 colored water .children play with water guns /pichakari, water filled balloons for their water fights.

Spirit of these festivals makes everyone get carry along with it that everyone from children to elderly enjoys 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.

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 us kids, whose pichkari looks how competition among kids was. 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 (made from dry fruits).

Thandai lassi

Lassi is perfect beverage for hot summer its coolant and its cooling property increases when we infuse thandai 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.

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