Morsand - Village History & Traditions

Holi means Holika or sacrifice.
Jatra(?)
burn all the impurities of the mind
such as egoism, vanity, lust, etc.,
through the fire of divine knowledge.
Burn ignorance which is the root cause
of your pains, sorrows and sufferings
through the fire of Brahma-jnana.
Ignite cosmic love, mercy, selflessness,
truthfulness, purity etc. through the
fire of yoga-sadhana. This is
the real Holi.

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P-34- Holi - a harvest festival.

The religious element in the Holi
festival is the worship of Krishna.
It is also called as (?)tain flames(?)
"Dol yatra", the word 'Dol' literally
means 'a swing'. An image of young
as a babe is placed in a (?)addle(?)
swing cradle and decorated with
flowers and painted with abur &
gulal.

HTO

H.F.N.F.J(?)
pur Philosophy.
sivarand(?)

P-34

The social element in Holi is the
embracing feminine unite(?)
great & the small, and amongst
the equals, the rich & the poor. And
the festival teaches 'let the dead
past bury its dead!' Forget the
out going years ill-feelings & begin
the new year with love, sympathy
and co-operation & joy for all.