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Indian Festival Holi
Hindus in India and around the world, celebrate the Festival of Colors, Holi, sometime in the spring, the date changing according to the Hindu calendar. The holiday is filled with fun, fancy and breaking down of social barriers among rich, poor, old and young.
The least religious of Hindu festivals, Holi marks the first day of spring. The two-day festival starts with huge bonfires and the second day day is marked by people throwing colored powder and water at friends and family. The significance of throwing colors comes from the traditional idea that colored powders have medicinal qualities. The color was meant to protect from cold etc that comes with the changing of seasons.
With the advent of commercialization came mass manufacturing of colors that contain contaminants and chemicals. These chemicals can pose a health hazard to those using them and to the environment.
How can you celebrate a eco-friendly, green Holi? By making your own colors along with thandai, a milk drink traditionally consumed during the holiday. Instead of purchasing commercial colors, the colors below are derived from fruits, vegetables, and leaves. (And if you don't have access to these exact materials listed, use the instructions below to use other natural materials to experiment with creating your own colors.)
Kids and adults alike will enjoy making these colors as much as playing with them. Recycle left over color for painting or making holiday cards.
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