Holi 2011 ( Holi or The Festivals of Color ) is a festival of spring celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal as well as other countries with large Indian populations.Holi festival, also known as Holika, is the colourful Hindu festival celebrated on Falgun Purnima, the Full Moon day in Falgun Month. Holi 2011 date is March 19 in India. In some places Holi 2011 is also celebrated on March 20, 2011. As Phalgun Purnima in 2011 starts on 18th March and ends on March 19th, date of Holi varies. Phalgun Purnima or Holi festival is celebrated as Phagu in Nepal.
The festival marks the end of winter and the abundance of the upcoming spring harvest season.
When is Holi Celebrated
Holi festival date is based on Hindu lunar calendar. It is annually celebrated at end of winter, on the last full moon day of Lunar month Phalguna. Holi Day usually falls in February or March. For year 2011, the Holi Festival will be celebrated on March 20 2011 which is a Sunday. On 19 March 2011 which is Saturday, a lot of people will be celebrating a smaller version of the Holi Festival. This event is called as Small Holi.
Radha-Krishna Legend
Holi is also celebrated in memory of the immortal love of Lord Krishna and Radha. The young Krishna would complain to his mother Yashoda about why Radha was so fair and he so dark. Yashoda advised him to apply colour on Radha's face and see how her complexion would change. In the legends of Krishna as a youth he is depicted playing all sorts of pranks with the gopis or cowgirls. One prank was to throw colored powder all over them. So at Holi, images of Krishna and his consort Radha are often carried through the streets. Holi is celebrated with eclat in the villages around Mathura, the birth-place of Krishna.
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