Our Holi Celebration

The Year 2 children thoroughly enjoyed celebrating the Holi festival on Friday afternoon.

What is Holi?

Holi is the festival of colours. It is a fun Indian festival that marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring. Holi is about happiness and togetherness. It marks the victory of good over evil.

Throughout the story of Holi, there was a bad king named Hiranyakashipu. His son Prahlad was a good boy and loved Lord Vishnu. The king’s sister Holika tried to harm Prahlad, but she got burnt instead. 

The night before Holi, a fire is lit to remember the story of Holika. The next day colours are thrown onto each other!  Special coloured powders called gulaal are used for this and there is lots of dancing and singing. Sweet and savoury foods are also enjoyed such as gujiyas and chaats.