Holi essay in English 10 lines

Holi is the festival of colours. It is celebrated in the month of March when the crops of wheat and millet are ready for harvesting. It is also considered as a harvest festival. On this day, people apply coloured powder or gulal on friends and relatives. They also sprinkle coloured water on on another with a 'Pichkari'. That is why, it is called a festival of colours. People embrace one another and also distribute sweets.