The Ukrainian people celebrate the colorful Holi Festival. What is the significance of this festival?

The significance of colorful Holi Festival is to convey love and peace between people, eliminate misunderstanding and resentment, and get back together. No matter what race, class or background, everyone will throw paint at each other and wish each other on this day.

Holi Festival, originally a traditional Indian New Year, usually begins at the vernal equinox, that is, in February or March every year, and the celebration time varies. On this day, all people will dress up as colorful as possible and get together to welcome the New Year, so Holi Festival is also called Holi Festival and Color Festival. Usually, this time also means the disappearance of winter and the arrival of spring. People throw pigments at each other to convey the hope of a bumper harvest in the coming year and wish each other happiness.

As we all know, India has always had a strict caste hierarchy. However, in Holi celebrations, people can temporarily forget this class difference, and people with low castes can throw color at people with high castes. Indians will also collectively drink a milk drink, which means wishing the new year peace and health. At night, people will burn grass and paper around the fire to pray. The historical records of Holi Festival in India can be traced back to before the Middle Ages, even centuries BC. On the walls of some ancient temples, people can also find records about Holi Festival through textual research, and can also draw scenes of ancient people celebrating Holi Festival. Later, in many works of art, Holi Festival appeared. The pigment spilled by people is not the pigment containing chemical substances at present, but the pigment made by hand through plant extraction. Even if it comes into contact with the skin, it will not cause discomfort, and it is more convenient to clean after the activity.

Holi Festival, originally a traditional festival in India, has infected people all over the world with its atmosphere and bright colors through the spread of culture. Therefore, this custom has appeared in many countries, and they also regularly carry out Holi carnival activities. Holi Festival is a very important festival not only in India, but also in Nepal, Britain, Fiji and Mauritius, which is why India and Ukraine have similar festivals on different continents.