The festival of colours is just around the corner and everyone has already got into the Holi spirit. With schools and colleges reopening, people are ready to celebrate this festival like they used to before COVID. Following the tradition, schools are going to organise special morning assemblies where students will prepare speeches and address the school with the significance of Holi. To help students speak about this auspicious festival, a series of speeches have been prepared for them. Whether in English or Hindi, you will find every type of speech in this article. The speech includes the mythological significance of Holi and how it became a festival. Whether you need a short speech or a long one, you will find it here. Feel free to dig into this material and fetch out the best speech that you like.
Holi Speech For School in English
A very pleasant morning to the respected Principal, Teachers, and my dear friends. I feel elated to get this opportunity to speak about my favourite festival Holi. Known as the festival of colours, Holi has a special place in each one’s heart. The festival brings joy and happiness to our lives. Holi is celebrated all over the country to mark several important incidents in history.
The most significant story is related to Holika Dahan, which is marked as a victory of good over evil. It is believed that ‘Prahlad’, son of the king of daityas (demon) named ‘Hiranyakashyap’ submerged himself in the devotion of God. This made his father angry and he thought of killing his son. For this evil deed, the king asked his sister Holika for help. Holika was given power by Brahma, which made her immune to fire. Holika took Prahlad to a pyre and made him sit on her lap. It is believed that Prahlad’s devotion towards God protected him from the fire. Fortunately, Prahlad was saved and Holika got burnt into ashes. A night before Holi, people from North India, South India, and Nepal burn pyres of wood to celebrate Holika Dahan. This marks the victory of good over evil. The festival of Holi is also celebrated to mend broken relationships and spread love with everyone.
People sing, dance, and enjoy delicious meals on the next day of Holika Dahan which is celebrated as the festival of Holi. Kids play with water and colours and seek the blessings of their adults by applying gulal to them. Indian delicacies like Gujiya, Mathri, and Malpua are prepared in every household and are considered significant on the auspicious occasion of Holi. With this I conclude my speech. May this Holi add all the bright colours to you and your family’s life.
Wish you a very Happy Holi.
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Short Speech on Holi in English
Warm wishes to each one of you present here. Today, we have gathered here to celebrate one of the most beautiful festivals celebrated in India. Holi is a festival of colours, hopes, joy, and new beginnings. The festival begins with ‘Holika Dahan’ that is done a day before the festival of colours. Holika Dahan is marked as the victory of Good over Evil. People celebrate the festival by singing, dancing, and visiting each other. The day becomes more joyous with the beautiful colours of Gulal. People carry drums and other musical instruments to sing and dance. Kids play using colours and water, and later dress up in new clothes to visit their closed ones.
Delicious sweets like Gujia, Malpua, Laddu are prepared. Also, namkeens and chips are fried hot and fresh for everyone to enjoy. Right in the morning, people gather in the park to play with colors, enjoy delicious food with Thandai and Kesar milk. There is joy and enlightenment everywhere. People believe that one can burn all the negativity and bad deeds in the Pyres of Holika. People end conflicts by meeting each other, it is a day to forget and forgive.
The festival marks the beginning of Spring, it is therefore also called the Festival of Spring. In ancient literature, Holi is also marked as the festival that celebrates agriculture. It is marked as a national holiday in the Indian Calendar. Holi not only marks its significance in India but is also celebrated across the world with the same excitement and joy. Holi is therefore, a very beautiful festival that brings harmony, joy, positivity and colours to each one’s life.
Wish you and your family a very happy Holi!
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Holi Speech For Teachers
Beginning on the evening of Purnima, in the hindu calendar month of Phalguna, Holi marks its onset with the celebration of ‘Holika Dahan’ a traditional occasion performed by the people in India. Holi is a very popular festival, not only in India but across the world. It is a festival of colours, enlightenment, joy and harmony. Holi holds various traditional, spiritual, medical, and religious significance. It is celebrated in the most joyous ways in North India, South India, and Nepal.
Several parts in India celebrate this festival to mark different significance. Braj ki Holi, celebrated in the Braj region of India, where Lord Krishna and Radha grew up, is a beautiful and scenic sight for tourists. The day also celebrates Prahlada’s victory over Holika in honour of Lord Vishnu. The festival also marks the beginning of Spring season and is also discussed as a festival of agriculture in Ancient Indian Literature.
Holi brings harmony, love, and joy to people’s lives. They see it as an opportunity to resolve disputed relationships. People visit each other to spread love and offer respect to their loved ones. People play with colours and enjoy Indian delicacies like Gujia, Malpua, Dahi bada, etc. In many parts of India, the festival is observed for five days, the end of which is marked with Rang Panchami. Locals sing Folk songs and play musical instruments like Dholak, Drums, etc.
Holi therefore is a festival of new beginnings, new hopes, bright colours, delicious sweets, meeting each other, enjoying, and celebrating with family and loved ones. The festival holds different significance in different parts of the country. It marks victory, joy, and happiness. A very happy Holi to you and your loved one’s. May this festival of colours make your life colourful and Happy.
Happy Holi!
होली in Hindi
Holi Speech in Hindi
सभागार में उपस्थित सभी लोगों को सुप्रभात। आज हम सब भारत के सब से रंगीन त्योहार होली पर चर्चा करने वाले है। फाल्गुन शुक्ल पूर्णिमा के दिन होली का पावन त्यौहार मनाया जाता है। होली के एक दिन पूर्व होलिका दहन करते है, जो बुराई पर अच्छाई की जीत का जश्न है।
कहा जाता है कि पौराणिक समय में, हिरण्यकश्यप नाम का राजा हुआ करता था। राक्षसों का राजा हिरण्यकश्यप खुद को भगवान समझता, परन्तु उसका पुत्र प्रहलाद, सदैव ईश्वर कि भक्ति में लीन रहता। राजा को यह मंजूर नहीं था तो उसने अपनी बहन होलिका से प्रहलाद को मारने को कह दिया। होलिका को यह वरदान मिला था कि वह अग्नि में जा कर भी भस्म नहीं होगी। जब वह प्रहलाद को अपनी गोद में ले कर बैठी, तो होलिका जल गई और प्रहलाद बच गए। इस से लोगो में अटूट विश्वास हो गया कि अच्छाई की हमेशा जीत होती है। इसीलिए होलिका के पश्चात हम होली का त्योहार मनाते है।
होली का भारतीय इतिहास में बहुत उल्लेख मिलता है। इसे कृष्णा व राधा का त्योहार भी कहते है, ब्रज नगरी में यह त्योहार बहुत धूम धाम से मनाया जाता है। किसानों के लिए भी होली का विशेष महत्व है। होली बसंत ऋतु का स्वागत करती है। हर तरफ हर्ष और उल्लास रहता है। लोग नाचते है गाते है, एक दूसरे से मिलने जाते है, सभी भेद भावों को भूल, पूरा भारत वर्ष होली का त्योहार मनाता है। होलिका दहन के अगले दिन सुबह सुबह लोग रंगों से खेलते है, एक दूसरे को गुलाल लगा कर शुभकामनाएं देते है।
होली को पुण्य पर्व माना जाता है। पूरा भारतवर्ष अलग अलग तरीके से यह त्योहार मनाता है, कुछ लोग गले मिल कर पुराने विवाद सुलझा लेते है तो कुछ बड़ो को गुलाल लगा कर प्रेम व सम्मान का एहसास कराते है। वस्तुतः होली एक पावन त्यौहार है जो अपने साथ खुशियां, हर्ष, उमंग, व नई शुरुआत करने का मौका ले कर आता है।
आप सभी को होली कि हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
