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Idyllically, the festival of Holi is meant for a joyous celebration with
carefree attitude. It is done in order to welcome the colors of spring. However,
unfortunately the meaning of Holi has not remained the same in last few decades
owing to the ruthless commercialization and origin of hazardous Holi products.
So, unluckily the modern Holi does not stand for everything beautiful. In fact
it has become yet another source of environmental degradation. To de-pollute
Holi and rechristen in again into an environment friendly festival, a lot is
required to done. In this article we have given certain ways in which you can do
little foorts from your side to change the Holi in your locality into an eco
friendly Holi. Read On…
Environment Friendly Holi
Holi being a social celebration is not limited to one home, so in order to
convert it into an environment friendly festival, contribution is required from
every family of the society. The dream of an eco friendly and non- hazardous
Holi can be true only when every individual who participates in the festival, do
maximum efforts from his side not to hamper the environment in any way. For
this, mass level awareness of people regarding an environment friendly
celebrations is required. People need to understand that if some little changes
in the celebration pattern can bring worth results for the environment, how they
can then shift towards the change in the social sector.
Eco Friendly Holi Tips
Judicious Use Of Water
In a situation when most of the Indian cities are facing acute water scarcity,
it is obviously a matter of concern that the precious commodity like water is
being wasted in such a manner during the Holi celebrations. On the day of Holi,
people out of enthusiasm and fun douse each other with buckets of water and
children throw water balloons at each other, thus the water that could have used
for next few weeks is finished in day creating more differences in the demand
and supply of water. Though, if we just people to celebrate a dry Holi only with
Gulal, it would seem an alien concept to most of the people. Though this
celebration would have been ideal but as most of the people would not agree to
it, the judicious use of water on the day is one thing that must be kept in
concern if you wish to celebrate an eco friendly Holi.
Avoid Using Chemical Colors
Earlier the Holi colors were prepared from the flowers of trees like Indian
Coral Tree (parijat) and the Flame of the Forest (Kesu). However, with the
arrival of dry chemical colors, people stopped taking pence for extracting the
flowers colors and with time the use of chemical and aluminum paints increased
during the celebrations. These chemical dyes not only prove extremely dangerous
to one’s skin but are also hazardous for environment as lots of pollution is
caused during its preparation as well as after their mergence with water cycle.
Eco Friendly Bonfire
The burning of fuel wood in order to perform the Holi Bonfire or the Holika
Dahan presents is another factor related to Holi that raises a factor of
concern. Umpteen useful fuel wood is wasted during this ritual, this not only
leads to the cutting of trees but also unnecessary pollution in return. In stead
of wooden logs, it would be ideal if people use this Holika Dahan for burning
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