Fr. Joe brings color into their lives...@ Kripa on Holi- The festival of colors.

One of the major festivals of India, Holi is celebrated with enthusiasm and gaiety on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun which is the month of March as per the Gregorian calendar.

Holi festival may be celebrated with various names and people of different states might be following different traditions. But, what makes Holi so unique and special is the spirit of it which remains the same throughout the country and even across the globe, wherever it is celebrated. 

Great excitement can be seen in people on the next day when it is actually the time for the play of colours. Shops and offices remain closed for the day and people get all the time to get crazy and whacky. Bright colours of gulal  fill the air and people take turns in pouring colour water over each other. Children take special delight in spraying colours on one another with their pichkaris and throwing water balloons and passers by. Women and senior citizen form groups called tolis and move in colonies - applying colours and exchanging greetings. Songs, dance on the rhythm of dholak and mouthwatering Holi delicacies are the other highlights of the day.

There is also a tradition of consuming the very intoxicating bhang on this day to further enhance the spirit of Holi. It is so much fun to watch the otherwise sober people making a clown of themselves in full public display. Some, however, take bhang in excess and spoil the spirit. Caution should therefore be taken while consuming bhang delicacies. 

However in Kripa Holi was celebrated with great fun of applying color to each along-with Fr. Joe and the staff of Kripa Bandra led by Vijay.. Kripa Vasai also celebrated Holi led by Fr. Seraphinus and the staff.

As one patient quipped…Every year we used to drink Bhaang and get intoxicated and really not enjoy the festival of Holi …..But this is the first time that Fr. Joe thought us not to have Bhaang but really Dabhaang….with the spirit of Holi.One of the major festivals of India, Holi is celebrated with enthusiasm and gaiety on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun which is the month of March as per the Gregorian calendar.

Holi festival may be celebrated with various names and people of different states might be following different traditions. But, what makes Holi so unique and special is the spirit of it which remains the same throughout the country and even across the globe, wherever it is celebrated. 

Great excitement can be seen in people on the next day when it is actually the time for the play of colours. Shops and offices remain closed for the day and people get all the time to get crazy and whacky. Bright colours of gulal  fill the air and people take turns in pouring colour water over each other. Children take special delight in spraying colours on one another with their pichkaris and throwing water balloons and passers by. Women and senior citizen form groups called tolis and move in colonies - applying colours and exchanging greetings. Songs, dance on the rhythm of dholak and mouthwatering Holi delicacies are the other highlights of the day.

There is also a tradition of consuming the very intoxicating bhang on this day to further enhance the spirit of Holi. It is so much fun to watch the otherwise sober people making a clown of themselves in full public display. Some, however, take bhang in excess and spoil the spirit. Caution should therefore be taken while consuming bhang delicacies. 

However in Kripa Holi was celebrated with great fun of applying color to each along-with Fr. Joe and the staff of Kripa Bandra led by Vijay.. Kripa Vasai also celebrated Holi led by Fr. Seraphinus and the staff.

As one patient quipped…Every year we used to drink Bhaang and get intoxicated and really did not know what is enjoying  the festival of Holi …..But this is the first time that Fr. Joe thought us not to have Bhaang but really Dabhaang ( strong and Powerful ) to be away from our choice of chemical….with the spirit of Holi. by practicing Kripafoundation Iyengar Yoga and the 12 step program of AA.

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