"WISH YOU ALL A VERY VERY HAPPY AND COLOURFUL HOLI" - GREETINGS FROM JAY & FAMILY
The Holi festival commemorates the victory of good over evil, brought about by the burning and destruction of the demoness named Holika. This was enabled through unwavering devotion to the Hindu God of preservation, Lord Vishnu. 
Prahlad escapes the fire being a strong devotee of Lord Vishnu. The next day which is know as 'Dhuli Vandana', is celebraded by colouring people with colours and coloured water.
As the festival involves lot of colours, which may even harm your skin or outfits, some precautions to take during the season so that the festival can be enjoyed with no regrets:
Holi is a religious festival of Hindus celebrated in India. The festival is also observed in Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Holi got its name as the "Festival of Colours" from Lord Krishna, a re-incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who liked to play pranks on the village girls by drenching them in water and colours.
The festival marks the end of winter and the abundance of the upcoming spring harvest season.
Holi is a two day festival, where the first day is observed as 'Holika Dahan' or 'Choti Holi'. On this day, bonfires are lit in memory of the miraculous escape of Prahlad, when Holika, who is the sister of Hiranyakashyap grabs Prahlad to fire and burns herself in the blaze.
Holi is celebrated on the last full moon day of the Hindu month of 'Falgun'. Friends and family celebrate the festival by sharing Indian sweets like 'Gujias' (a traditional sweet specially prepared for Holi festival) and 'Pedas', which are mostly made at home.
1. WEAR OLD CLOTHES – It is not mandatory that you wear white shining clothes to look colorful for the festival. Take out the clothes that you think are no more in use so that you don’t have any regrets even if they get spoiled.
2. SKIN CARE – Before you get your hands wet with colors, apply generous amount of coconut oil or petroleum jelly on your exposed skin to avoid looking colored all week.
3. HAIR CARE – Once the color enters your scalp, it may damage your hair and leave it colored for months together. As a precaution, apply or massage generous amount of coconut oil on the scalp and hair. One can also tie a bandana on the head which will protect and also give a trendy look.
4. USE NON-TOXIC COLOURS – This holi, pledge yourself to use only non toxic or herbal colors, as they are safe for the skin and will not cause any skin irritations or allergies post the festival.
5. SWEETS AND EATABLES – While you are all drenched with colors and water, make sure you just binge on the dry food items like the ‘gujias’, ‘namkeens’ and ‘barfis’ so that you avoid the colored food to enter your stomach.
This holi, make sure to use non-toxic colours to keep yourself and your family free from allergies and injuries due to colouring.
