Holi
The festival of Holi comes in the full moon day in the month of Falgun.
Some women in the village offer special Puja during Holi.
Small twigs of the 'Kamal' tree are painted in red and yellow and then laid out in little bamboo baskets (khartoo) along with thread, kumkum, jaggery and roasted grams.
The women carry this basket and little pots of coloured water in their hands and go for the Puja.
This is first offered to an elderly man (Dandochh) and then the Holi is played.
The next day the entire village plays Holi.
The day prior to Holi, when the moon comes out, the Holi bonfire is built and set to fire.
There is a scramble during this among the younger men to touch the Holi flag first.
He who touch it first, is considered lucky. Special Kadah Prasad (sweet gruel) is also cooked and distributed.
The Holi melas at Palampur, Ghughar, Paprola, Baijnath, Jaisinghpur and Sujanpur also have an attraction of their own.
The Holi festival of Sujanpur traces its colourful history back to the glorious days of king Sansar Chand.
This fair has been declared as a state festival by the Himachal government.
The fair lasts for five days during which various processions of deities are taken out.
Folk dances and traditional folk theater forms are also presented. Clay pots are also sold and the entire valley seems to reverberate with the joyous sounds of the traditional Holi songs.
The festival of Holi comes in the full moon day in the month of Falgun.
Some women in the village offer special Puja during Holi.
Small twigs of the 'Kamal' tree are painted in red and yellow and then laid out in little bamboo baskets (khartoo) along with thread, kumkum, jaggery and roasted grams.
The women carry this basket and little pots of coloured water in their hands and go for the Puja.
This is first offered to an elderly man (Dandochh) and then the Holi is played.
The next day the entire village plays Holi.
The day prior to Holi, when the moon comes out, the Holi bonfire is built and set to fire.
There is a scramble during this among the younger men to touch the Holi flag first.
He who touch it first, is considered lucky. Special Kadah Prasad (sweet gruel) is also cooked and distributed.
The Holi melas at Palampur, Ghughar, Paprola, Baijnath, Jaisinghpur and Sujanpur also have an attraction of their own.
The Holi festival of Sujanpur traces its colourful history back to the glorious days of king Sansar Chand.
This fair has been declared as a state festival by the Himachal government.
The fair lasts for five days during which various processions of deities are taken out.
Folk dances and traditional folk theater forms are also presented. Clay pots are also sold and the entire valley seems to reverberate with the joyous sounds of the traditional Holi songs.
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