The Colors of our Festivals: A Message of Happiness to the World

As there are so many religion in India, there is bound to be numerous festivals. The celebration of each and every festivals deliver the vibrant colors to our land. Most number of temples, mosques, churches, and gurudwaras are found in our country proving that we have equal respect towards every religion. The foreigners who want to visit India always make sure that they visit India during any festival to capture the colors of our lives.

 Diwali, Holi, rakhi, Karva Chauth, Ganesh Chaturthi, Eid, Guru Nanak Jayanti, or Christmas are equally important to our lives. Coming back home or visiting the native land is very important to us to celebrate these festivals. Because people may outgrow themselves but their roots call them in the times of festivals. Sending and receiving gifts is an intrinsic part of our lives when festival times come. The whole family gathers in one room with their set if gifts and distribute them among all. Then they compare whose gift is better – just for fun.

 Every festival has a color attached to it. For example, the color of Diwali is bright yellow due to the glowing diyas and fire crackers. The color of Eid is green due to the chadar we offer at mosques which is green in color. The color of Christmas is red and white because of the Santa dress. But among these Holi is the one and only festival that has all the colors mixed into one. Nowhere in the world would you find a festival meant to smear each other with colors.

Traditionally, there are certain festivals which are celebrated to signify certain relationships. Rakhi and Karva Chauth are the ones among them. Rakhi is the celebration to symbolize the undying love between a brother and a sister. While Karwa Chauth celebrates the companionship of a husband and a wife. For a brother to be with his sister is therefore very important during rakhi so that the sister can tie the thread on his wrist and pray for his longevity and good health all through his life. You can get rakhi sets online for this purpose. In case you cannot be with each other, you can be happy by sending rakhi online to your brother so that he doesn’t feel left out in this beautiful celebration. A wife fasts all through the day for the well-being of her husband. When the crescent moon pops up in the sky the wife has to see the moon and her husband through a sieve and breaks the fast.

 There are so many age old stories woven all around the traditions followed for each and every festivals that one can write a long book on that. Any outsider can sense the vibrancy of our life if they witness any of our festivals whose core message is to spread happiness all around the world. All our festivals are not about colors but also about a belief that truth prevails over false, right over wrong, and brightness over dark. Don’t you also think that it’s our rich cultural heritage and our traditions which is the reason behind so much spiritual peace here?