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Holi - A Celebration of Harvest

India has traditionally remained an agrarian economy, heavily dependent on monsoons. Monsoons determine the fate of agricultural output and a good season returns bumper crops. By September end, monsoons are over and crop ready for rich yield. It is believed that in order to nourish his children, Vishnu (God/Indra) is duty bound to provide food. He does so by providing good showers and his subjects, i.e., people have a rightful claim to the food produced courtesy rains. Hence, readers would notice that there are no vedic harvest festivals after Baisakhi.

Vishnu gives the second crop out of sheer love and kindness for his dear followers, multitudes inhabiting the earth. In India, there is virtually no rain between Diwali and Rath Yatra. It is this period of Vedic festivals, namely, Sharad Purnima, Lohri / Makar Sankranti, Basant Panchmi, Holi and Baisakhi which are called the Harvest Festivals. New crop, without the mercy of rain, in winters is produced by personal intervention of the divine. Hence these festivals are the thanks giving to the supreme for his grace and kindness. Holi the chief festival amongst these vedic festivals. Being a community festival universally celebrated by all castes and social classes together (including ethnic minorities and non-Hindu religion followers), people organize a big bonfire and make the first offering of newly harvested crop produce (especially chana) to the Holy Fire. In complete gratitude, on Holi, offering of fresh crop produce to the fire (Havan) is the original Vedic method of thanks giving to the Supreme.

Arya Samaj also interprets the significance of Holi festival in the same manner.

WP.Sanjay (talk) 10:18, 12 March 2017 (UTC)Sanjay ChowdharyWP.Sanjay (talk) 10:18, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

holi is not important as dashain and tihar in Nepal

It is not. People do not go to their home, nor there is a long holiday. It is celebrated over two days. Ethnicities in hills celebrate one day earlier than ethnicities in terai (plains). Each group though marks only one day. People celebrate around their temporary residence. Students don't bother to go home. They celebrate in hostels, and so do other work people in their workplace with colleagues. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.235.198.35 (talk) 14:34, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

I reworded the Nepal section and added a source. If you have additional suggestions or reliable sources, please share. Welcome to wikipedia, Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 15:11, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Holi is not Celebrated in Tamilnadu

Holi festival is not known to anyone in Tamilnadu. "The festival Kaman Vila or Kaman Pandigai, and appears in medieval era Hindu texts as Kaman Vilavu or Villavan Vilavu is no where related to Holi festival. No notable feature of friends dressing up as Kama and Rati, and roaming the streets to play with colours, collect treats or money happened in Tamilnadu History of Festivals. Only in Sowcarpet, Chennai among the north Indian Marwari Settlements this festival is celebrated every year. It is also the celebrated among the college students in Tamilnadu that come from north Indian parts.They celebrate in hostels, and so do other work people in their workplace with colleagues. So Holi is not given much importance as Pongal in Tamilnadu. I can share all those relevant news on Holi not celebrated in Tamilnadu. If you have any suggestions please share here. immanueldc (talk) 10:13, 16 March 2017 (UTC)