GoBabu Toronto Daily Deals » Festival of Colours http://gobabu.com/blog Daily Deals News, Discounts and Everything Daily from Toronto's Ethnic Community! Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:22:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Art: Painted at the Holi Festival http://gobabu.com/blog/2012/03/08/painted-at-the-holi-festival/ http://gobabu.com/blog/2012/03/08/painted-at-the-holi-festival/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:12:18 +0000 GoBabu Toronto Daily Deals http://gobabu.com/blog/?p=5616 Continue reading →]]> holi festival colours india2 Art: Painted at the Holi Festival

Hailed as the festival of colours; Holi is a religious celebration filled with fervor and charm.

Holi marks the welcoming of a new spring season and many Hindus celebrate by wildly throwing scented powder and perfume at each other, a tradition rooted in Hindu mythology.

On the eve of Holi, bonfires are lit in memory of the miraculous escape that young Prahlad accomplished when a demon princess named Holika attempted to lead Prahlad, to his death. The bonfires religiously symbolize the victory of good over evil.

A public holiday in India, feel free to celebrate with the millions of Hindus from around the world by getting painted!

Connect with us!

facebook Art: Painted at the Holi Festivaltwitter Art: Painted at the Holi Festivallinkedin Art: Painted at the Holi Festival

]]> http://gobabu.com/blog/2012/03/08/painted-at-the-holi-festival/feed/ 0