Discussing Holidays

Holi Festival Of Colours

             Holi Festival is a Hindu spring festival celebrated in India and Nepal, also known as the "festival of colours", which falls 2 days in March of March in the Gregorian calendar.

               It is a spring festival and perhaps the happiest and most colourful religious festival of the Hindus.People consider Holi festival as a time for making happy occasion,  such as forgetting their old quarrels, mixing with all freely, forgeting social distinctions and forgetting their cares or anxieties.

In the evening of the first day, called " Holikadan" will be the full moon. Indians will have bonfire points. It is believed that it can burn the evil.The second day called "Dulende Day" was the day the Indian government set a national holiday, which is a variety of activities. In the morning, people will come out to celebrate by throwing colored powder or spray colored water at each other playfully, which is similar to Thailand's Songkran Festival. The colored powder is extracted from nature, which mixed with other colours so is harmless,such as gingko, beetroot and turmeric. So the colors used to splash in Holi each color have different meanings. For example, red represents power, blue represents peace, green represents abundance , Yellow represents warmth, etc.

After playing holi, some people will go to beat drums and sing loudly in a chorus. In the evening, people usually celebrate with delicious  food ,such as Chicken tendoori,Paneer butter masala and Palak Chicken.Some people also wear new white clothes on this festival.

               Finally  Holi festival is one of the happiest and most colourful religious festival of the Hindus. All of activities reflect the expression of love, faith to God and the people together. It has been successively becoming a fun holiday season and is popular in the world.

       

           This video will help you understand about Holi  festival  more. I hope you enjoy it.

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Maldives , Our Paradise on Earth

     

     Anyone looking for the wonderful place to relax during the vacation, I want to suggest you should not miss Maldives Island.

                 The Maldives is a South Asian island country, located in the Indian Ocean where is famous all over the world. Probably because it is surrounded by the sea and blue sky. It has been referred "Pearl of the Indian Ocean” It is great weather throughout the year, so you can travel all year. There are many activities worth visiting for tourists.There are many tourists sightseeing, taking a lot of photos ,relaxing on the beach , Canoeing, sailing and watching the most beautiful sunsets in the ocean. In addition in the underwater world is the highlight that you can be the chance to drift alongside the coral reefs. And you can take a boat ride to watch the dolphins. The tourists can enjoy in the best life experiences in a natural fresh air and the sea is clear as crystal surroundings.

                However, the Maldives is a great place to relax by getting away from the chaos and getting lost in the beauty of nature and the sea. I want to suggest everyone go.