Shea: The Festival of Colours

stuttsshea | December 18, 2008 | 10:24 AM

The Festival of Colours

The Festival of Colors is actually celebrating the coming of spring. The Festival of Colors, is a joyous festival open to anyone. As a get-together for everyone, elderly, infants, children, and adults come for this festival. That is why this festival is known for uniting people as one.

The event, held for one day, is celebrated on Phalgun Purnima, which is at the end of February or the beginning of March. This is part of an Indian tradition. The purpose of this festival is to join people together and to free their minds. On the day of the festival, people tell stories, send blessings, and shower people in different colors made from abeer and gulal. Abeer is a powder made of small chips of micha, and is mixed with gulal to make it shine.

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http://travel-content.blogspot.com/2008/12/festivals-in-west-africa-fetes-des.html

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[anonymous]

on January 7, 2009 at 1:33 PM

I have never heard of this before, but I think it is a great way to meet new people.

stuttsshea

on January 12, 2009 at 2:22 PM

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I have put links on the page it will help if you go to them or you can google:The Festival of Colours. How do you think that this is a great way to meet people.

[anonymous]

on January 12, 2009 at 3:12 PM

I have never heard of anything like this before, but you describe it with lots of detail! Hope you blog more about this topic!

stuttsshea

on January 13, 2009 at 1:47 PM

I will try to blog more about this when I get time, but I am working on other various blogs so when I post them then I try to put a whole lot more information into this topic.

[anonymous]

on January 15, 2009 at 3:01 PM

Shea, I think that the Festival of Colours is a great way to meet new people, make new friends, etc. Amazing job on your weblog. Comment back.

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on January 20, 2009 at 11:34 AM

nice blog add a little more widgets and you'll be set :)