The festival of Holi is very popular among the Bhils of Central and Western India. It is celebrated with great care, fun, romance and variety among the members of the tribe and the Bhil folk community. As the tribal folklore is, an appropiete hour is fixed through the cultural observences to set fine to the burning of Holi. Holi is the main wood covered by a number of wood for burning at night by the village community of the Bhils. The main wood is considered to be holy or scared.
The drums are played in the evening, folksongs are sung by girls and women of the village, and some where around at mid night or later the Holi is consumed to by flames. Prior to the burning of Holi, Bhil virgins, women and men folks offer sweets and distritue part of it to the participants present, Men offer alcohol to Holi as part of thier sign and symbol of reverence and devotion.In the evening at the Holi burning sights dances are performed, folksongs are sung, drums and other musical instruments are played and much fun takes place including defamation of evil by abusing . It is at this sight the virls boys and girls break their fast too.
When the Holi is burt , villagers take back to their houses the burning wood considered to be good.
The following day, boys, girls, men and women eat, drink dance and make merry. Groups of dancers go house to house collecting fund for further enjoyment. A beautiful sight in Bhilanchal, tribal culture, cultural rights, folklore, adivasi way of life becomes alive. A sight that is socially, culturally considered to be unique by visitors from ouside of Bhilanchal and India. Should it not be allowed and encouraged to exist as it is....?
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