{"id":3523,"date":"2018-01-03T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T08:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/solkes.com\/?p=3523"},"modified":"2020-11-26T08:12:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T06:12:31","slug":"the-festival-of-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solkes.com\/en\/sin-categorizar\/2018\/01\/the-festival-of-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"The festival of colors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><![CDATA[<span class=\"dropcap dropcap2\" style=\"color: #138a8d;\">I <\/span>had never imagined such a festival existed. A moment in time when music and color become one, they explode. They become the outer most representation of our being. I am talking about the <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Festival of Colors.<\/span><\/strong> It is a concert like event with music and colored powder. It takes place on 4 different continents.\n[caption id=\"attachment_3233\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"996\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/solkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1701_01-4.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3233\" src=\"http:\/\/solkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1701_01-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"601\" \/><\/a> Festival of Colors \u00a9 Solkes[\/caption]\n&nbsp;\n\n\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">The inspiration<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\nVisibly, such an event has a back history to it. It is actually inspired by the <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">traditional Hindu festival \u201cHoli\u201d<\/span><\/strong>. The Hindu festival usually takes place in March and marks the coming of spring. People throw powdered paint, known as gulal, at one another.\nIt\u2019s amazing, for one entire day in India the distinctions between castes, religions and gender are set aside and everyone is equal.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"td_quote_box td_box_right\">\n\n\n<h6>People are celebrating together. Not only the artist on the stage but they are celebrating themselves.<\/h6>\n\n\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe Holi Festival has its origins in India. As a matter of fact, it is a Hindu spring festival. Many know it as a festival of sharing love.\nIt is an ancient <span style=\"color: #138a8d;\"><strong>Hindu religious festival<\/strong><\/span> which has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. However, in recent years the festival has spread to parts of Europe and North America as a spring celebration of love, romp, and colors.\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Laura Viera A:<\/span><\/strong> What was your experience?\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Martin, guest at the FoC:<\/span> <\/strong>It was unbelievable. I had only begun walking and I got clobbered with colored dust.\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">S\u00e4ndra, guest at the FoC:<\/span><\/strong> It was an amazing experience. So many colors, we where so happy and blessed.\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Michael, guest at the FoC:<\/span><\/strong> I had never been to a festivall like this one. Very good music and the attitude was so happy, so positive.\n<span class=\"dropcap dropcap2\" style=\"color: #138a8d;\">I<\/span>t is extremely important to understand that there is a symbolic legend that explains why Holi is celebrated as a festival of colors. <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">The word \u201cHoli\u201d originates from \u201cHolika\u201d, the evil sister of the demon king Hiranyakashipu.<\/span><\/strong> According to legend, Hiranyakashipu, was the King of Multan and had earned a blessing that made him nearly eternal. Due to this fact, he became arrogant, he thought he was God, and demanded that everyone worship him.\n[caption id=\"attachment_3234\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/solkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1701_02-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3234\" src=\"http:\/\/solkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1701_02-4-300x482.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"482\" \/><\/a> Festival of Colors \u00a9 Solkes[\/caption]\nBut, not everyone agreed with the king, especially his own son, Prahlada. Obviously, this infuriated the king and he subjected Prahlada to cruel punishments. At one point, Holika, Prahlada\u2019s evil aunt, tricked him into sitting on a fire with her. <span style=\"color: #138a8d;\"><strong>Holika was wearing a robe that made her immune to injury from fire.<\/strong><\/span> As the fire roared, the cloak flew from Holika and encased Prahlada, who survived while Holika burned.\nThe fire is a reminder of the <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">symbolic victory of good over evi<\/span><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">l<\/span><\/strong>, of Prahlada over Hiranyakashipu, and of the fire that burned Holika.\nOn the other hand, the Holi festival has further cultural significance. <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">It is the festive day to end and past mistakes, to end conflicts, a day to forget and forgive.<\/span><\/strong> People pay or forgive debts, as well as deal anew with those in their lives. Holi also marks <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">the start of spring<\/span><\/strong>, and for many the start of the new year.\nSo, all in all, Holi announces the arrival of spring and the passing of winter. The festival breathes an atmosphere of social cheerfulness. The idea is that people bury their hatchets with a warm embrace and throw their worries to the wind.\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Every corner presents a colorful sight.<\/span><\/strong> Young and old alike are covered with colors (red, green, yellow, blue, black, purple, pink and silver). People in small groups are seen singing, dancing and throwing colors on each other.\n&nbsp;\n\n\n<h4><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\"><strong>How it all began<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\nIt was summer <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">2009<\/span><\/strong> when this celebration hit Europe like a storm. The first Festival was held in <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Berlin <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">on the grounds of the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahnhof.de\/bahnhof-de\/bahnhof\/Berlin_Ostbahnhof-1029522\"><strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Ostbahnhof.<\/span><\/strong><\/a> Nobody expected such a response! Despite the rainy weather 2500 colorful guests had a great time. Evidently, by the end everyone was covered in paint.\nWe had the opportunity of speaking with one of the masterminds behind the introduction of this festival to the world.\n<span style=\"color: #138a8d;\"><strong>Laura Viera A:<\/strong><\/span> Why do you think the festival began here, in Germany?\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Maxim, Holi Festival of Colors:<\/span><\/strong> Well, we experienced the original in India and we found it so amazing that we thought we should do it here. We adapted the concept and started it here.\nAfter such a response, in 2012 three more Festival of Color took place in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muenchen.travel\"><strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Munich<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hannover.de\"><strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Hannover<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dresden-tourist.de\"><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Dresden<\/span><\/a><\/strong>. From these three Munich was the biggest with 10.000 guests.\n[caption id=\"attachment_3235\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"996\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/solkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1701_03-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3235\" src=\"http:\/\/solkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1701_03-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"601\" \/><\/a> Festival of Colors \u00a9 Solkes[\/caption]\nIn <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">2013<\/span><\/strong> the Festival of Colors Tour <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">went global.<\/span><\/strong> It began in the German capital on May 10th. The focus of the 2013 tour was Germany with a grand total of 14 cities and 15 events (Berlin had two events in 2013).\nThe Tour took place in 3 continents and 7 different countries. Overall the total number of events was 25. There were events in many cities like Amsterdam, Barcelona, M\u00e9xico City, London or Cape Town to name a few.\nAs if that was not enough in 2013 the Festival of Colors was held on 2 days. London hosted a total of nearly 30.000 people on August 10 and 11. The biggest single-day festival took place in Mannheim (Germany) with 20.000 guests. The FOC Tour of 2013 definitely set the tone for all the next editions.\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Laura Viera A:<\/span><\/strong> What is the main difference between this Festival and other festivals?\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Maxim, Holi Festival of Colors:<\/span><\/strong> The Festival of Colors has all the elements f teh colors of course. Other festivals don\u2019t have this. But the main thing is that this festival brings out the roots of the original festival: \u201ceveryone is equal and that everybody respects each other and that we can live in tolerance\u201d.\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Laura Viera A:<\/span><\/strong> Why use colors, do they have a special meaning?\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Maxim, Holi Festival of Colors:<\/span><\/strong> Yes, they have a special meaning. This comes from the Hindu festival and they throw colors during the special day because the cast system is a forced one in India and during this festivity everyone gets to be equal and they all have the same colors. There is no distinction among them.\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Laura Viera A:<\/span><\/strong> Did you expect such a success in Germany and the World?\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Maxim, Holi Festival of Colors:<\/span><\/strong> No. I mean we saw how people responded the first year but with time we have seen a great demand. How people respond to it.\n<span style=\"color: #138a8d;\"><strong>Laura Viera A:<\/strong><\/span> How has the festival evolved in the past 5 years?\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Maxim, Holi Festival of Colors:<\/span><\/strong> Well it began very small of course. It was difficult to get a place and people who supported the idea. We only had 4000 attendees and know there are almost 10 thousand attendees.\n&nbsp;\n\n\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">A rainbow shower<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\nReturning to the festival itself. Each of the acts plays for 1 or 2 hours. At 3 pm everyone comes together for the first simultaneous color throw of the day. <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">The color throwing is systematically repeated every hour until the end.<\/span><\/strong> And, at 10pm the event is over and the music stops.\nOf course food and drinks are essential for a daytime festival. There are numerous food and drink stands spread over the festival grounds. The color powder can be bought at the festival as well.\nThe experience was one of a kind. <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">A variety of colors flies across the sky, creating an eccentric cloud.<\/span><\/strong> People from all walks of life come together for a day filled with fund and color to welcome the idea of tolerance and equality.\nAs the minutes go by, it becomes a playful battlefield as colored dust is thrown from one person to another. It only takes one walk across the venue to see how a rainbow of colors covers every attendee. At the same time, the frisky event brought out the mischievous side of people.\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Laura Viera A:<\/span><\/strong> What did you expect to happen during the Festival of Colors?\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Ursula, Berliner guest at the FoC:<\/span><\/strong> I didn\u2019t know what to expect, but it was such a great time.\n<strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">Martin, guest at the FoC:<\/span><\/strong> I didn\u2019t expect anything and it was beyond anything I could have expected.\nAs the years have gone by and this amazing festival has reached all latitudes, a new and unspoken tradition has developed. The idea is that those in attendance wear white clothes. And it is understandable really, white clothes offer an extreme contrast to the colored powder thrown during the event.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"td_quote_box td_box_right\">\n\n\n<h6>It has become bigger but it hasn\u2019t lost its core values.<\/h6>\n\n\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nFor many people India\u2019s Festival of Colors, has always been in the bucket list. And why wouldn\u2019t it? <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">If you love festivals, sometimes, most of the times, it is a beautiful, vibrant way to experience a culture.<\/span><\/strong> The rainbow of colors streaking radiantly happy faces stuck a chord with guests. <strong><span style=\"color: #138a8d;\">And surrendering to all its madness is indispensable.<\/span><\/strong> The nature of the event is not to attack the other person and coat them with color.\n[caption id=\"attachment_3237\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"996\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/solkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1701_05-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3237\" src=\"http:\/\/solkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1701_05-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"601\" \/><\/a> Festival of Colors \u00a9 Solkes[\/caption]\nAt the end of the day, what guests really loved about the festival was its ability to bring people from all ethnicities, religions, trains of thought and backgrounds together.\n<span class=\"dropcap dropcap2\" style=\"color: #138a8d;\">T<\/span>he Festival of Colors is meant to be a celebration of shared life. It is a gathering of people united in their desire to celebrate unity and friendship despite differences. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Clearly, colors served as a great leveler, a unifier, building camaraderie among the multitudes.<\/span> The festival brings home the lesson of spiritual and social harmony.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"punto\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/solkes.com\/old\/images\/punto.png\" width=\"25\" height=\"20\" \/>]]>    \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had never imagined such a festival existed. A moment in time when music and color become one, they explode. They become the outer most representation of our being. I am talking about the Festival of Colors. It is a concert like event with music and colored powder. It takes place on 4 different continents. 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