The Young Chronicle: For Grade 3 March 7th, 2014 | Page 2

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The Colours of Holi
A festival of brightly coloured gulaal, pichkaris and
water balloons
Starting in the morning, everyone is covered in colours
by noon!
People tuck into gujiya, malpua and dahi vada, Holi’s
special dishes
They hug each other and give special wishes.

In Mathura and Vrindavan, the legends of Lord
Krishna are staged
All the pranks he played on the gopis are replayed!
In olden days, Holi colours were prepared using
Palash flowers and water pistols were made of
bamboo
People had as much fun as they presently do.

MY FAVOURITE THINGS AND DO-RE-MI
HAVE ALREADY TURNED 50!
After celebrating Holi, you don’t want the celebrations to
end. So, what do you do? You sit and think of all your
favourite things!
Yes! 50 years ago, a lady called Maria brought joy and
music into the lives of Captain Von Trapp and his seven
children.
So, from watching Maria teaching the children how to sing
(Do Re Mi) to singing about her Favourite Things, to
chronicling the adventures of The Lonely Goatherd, I
Have Confidence that you will never want to bid So Long,
Farewell to this film!
The Sound of Music was a cult film, which was released
50 years ago. The movie was known for it’s music and is
still watched with an unparalleled fondness.
Here are some of the songs from the film, for you to
watch.

On Holi eve, there are huge bonfires lit of leaves shed
by winter trees
This is done to make way for spring’s budding leaves
Holi celebrates the fertility of the land and the arrival of
spring.
People wish for all the happiness this day can bring.

The festival of Holi surpasses all social boundaries
and borders
Because in Holi, there is a lot of fun in the chaos and
disorder!

Bura na maano, Holi hai!
Read about the Legend of Holi, on Page 5