Just a test. On Friday, March 6, 2015 at 6:20:05 AM UTC, pol.science kid wrote: > > Holi is an excuse to get wet and filthy.. That's why i love it.. Happy > holi to everyone.. But sadly im over burdened with boring work. So no holi > for me.. > On Mar 6, 2015 2:54 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Happy Holi Everyone. >> I asked an Indian lady friend just what was the holiday was..i would like >> to share her answer with the group. >> >> Holi - the festival of colours (implying renewal, invigoration). It is a >> time for rejoicing and enthusiastic celebration, much merry-making. It is a >> festival of sharing (generosity) what has been harvested and to welcome the >> spring season, the season of love. New leaves and flowers appear on trees >> (signifying renewal). The essence of Holi festival is acknowledging and >> joyous celebration of the spirit of oneness (cohesion, harmony), of >> equality, of unity in diversity, and to reset and renew... submerging all >> unpleasantness and prejudice. Holi [also] has a special musical flavour. >> Originally, Holi was regarded as a festival to celebrate good harvest and >> fertility of the land. Holi also celebrates the triumph of good over >> malevolence, of light over darkness (ignorance and regressive >> aspects/values/mindsets), the forces of good (dharma) triumphs over the >> forces of adharma (ignorance, myopia and malevolence), it is also about >> cleansing one's mind and heart. ... People, irrespective of age, play with >> colours, applying dry colours and splashing coloured water on each other. >> Earlier organic colours were used. This had a positive effect on the skin >> and on the environment. >> >> Happy Holi >> >> >> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> ""Minds Eye"" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >
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