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[[Image:Holla.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Hola Mohalla festival (Photo:Reuters/Kamal Kishore]] | [[Image:Holla.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Hola Mohalla festival (Photo:Reuters/Kamal Kishore]] | ||
'''[[Hola Mohalla]]''' or simply '''''"Hola"''''' is a [[Sikh festival]] that takes place on the first "full moon" day in the month of [[Chet]]. Chet is the first month in the [[Nanakshahi calendar]] and this month coincides with March-April in the Western calendar. This year this festival takes place on '''March 22''' when we have a "full moon" in [[India]]. This festival follows the Hindu festival of '''''Holi'''''; The word ''"Mohalla"'' is derived from the Arabic root ''"hal"'' (alighting, descending) and is a [[Punjabi]] word that implies an organized procession in the form of an army column. But unlike Holi, when people playfully sprinkle color, dry or mixed in water, on each other, the [[Guru]] made ''Hola Mohalla'' an occasion for the [[Sikhs]] to demonstrate their martial skills in simulated battles. Together the words ''"Hola Mohalla"'' stands for ''"mock fight"''. During this festival, procession are organised in the form of army type columns accompanied by war-drums and standard-bearers and proceeding to a given spot or moving within the state from one [[gurdwara]] to another. The custom originated in the time of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] who first held such mock fight events at [[Anandpur]] in February 1701. {{Aowf|Hola Mohalla}} | |||
Revision as of 18:38, 20 March 2008
Hola Mohalla or simply "Hola" is a Sikh festival that takes place on the first "full moon" day in the month of Chet. Chet is the first month in the Nanakshahi calendar and this month coincides with March-April in the Western calendar. This year this festival takes place on March 22 when we have a "full moon" in India. This festival follows the Hindu festival of Holi; The word "Mohalla" is derived from the Arabic root "hal" (alighting, descending) and is a Punjabi word that implies an organized procession in the form of an army column. But unlike Holi, when people playfully sprinkle color, dry or mixed in water, on each other, the Guru made Hola Mohalla an occasion for the Sikhs to demonstrate their martial skills in simulated battles. Together the words "Hola Mohalla" stands for "mock fight". During this festival, procession are organised in the form of army type columns accompanied by war-drums and standard-bearers and proceeding to a given spot or moving within the state from one gurdwara to another. The custom originated in the time of Guru Gobind Singh who first held such mock fight events at Anandpur in February 1701. .....More
