HOLI FESTIVAL – IGCSE Class 1 to 4
17thof March 2011

 

Life Skill activities (LSA)


Students are trained to plan, organise, anchor and conduct celebrations, book fairs, science, arts and crafts exhibitions as well as intra-class competitions. These life-skills activities help to develop communication, observation, problem solving, inter-personal and managerial skills. They enhance co-operative, collaborative, experimental and experiential attitudes and learning.

On 17th of March 2011, the students from class I to IV prepared an event to celebrate Holi.

"Holi is a colourful festival, with dancing, singing, and throwing of powder paint and coloured water. Fires are lit and roasting grains, pop corn, coconut and chick peas are thrown on by Hindu families. The next day, people of all ages go into the streets for fun and paint-throwing. Everyone gets involved - with no distinctions between caste, class, age or gender."

The children then gave us an insight of the origins of Holi with a skit on the legend of Prahlad.

The legend of Prahlad and Holika
The legend says there once lived a devil and powerful king, Hiranyakshyap, who considered himself a god and wanted everybody to worship him. To his great ire, his son, Prahlad would worship no one else than Lord Vishnu. The king had a sister, Holika who had a special gift that prevented her to be harmed by fire. To get rid of his son, Hiranyakshyap asked Holika to enter a blazing fire with Prahlad in her lap. Legend has it that Prahlad was saved for his extreme devotion for the Lord while Holika was burned to her death.  Holi signifies the triumph of good over evil and the power of devotion


Another legend of Holi which is extremely popular in Southern India is that of Lord Shiva and Kaamadeva. According to the legend, people in south celebrate the sacrifice of Lord of Passion, Kaamadeva, who lost his life to revoke Lord Shiva from meditation and save the world.

Holi also celebrates the divine love between Radha and Krishna as Krishna took extreme delight in applying colours on Radha and other gopis. This prank of Krishna later became a trend and a part of the Holi festivities.

The small children of class I and II showed us how to do ‘Coconut Balls' usually prepared on Holi and shared this delicacy with the Principals assembled here.
Omega emphasis on friendly environment was also depicted in the receipies given by the children: how to celebrate an eco-friendly Holi, making simple and natural homemade colors. You can find download the receipies clicking Eco-friendly Holi.

The event ended with a colorful and vivid dance from the students of class III and IV.

Ummid hai aap sab ne hamara yeh karyakram ko pasand kiya ho.
Holi mubarak., happy holi!