The festival of Holi is full of happiness, colors and enthusiasm. This festival is celebrated with great pomp across the country. It is believed that enemies also become friends on this day and have fun in all colors. But do you know that there are some places in India where Holi is not celebrated? Yes, in fact, there are different beliefs behind not celebrating Holi of people in these places. So let’s know about those places where Holi is not played and also knows behind it.
Holi is not celebrated in these places in Uttarakhand
In Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, there are two villages Khurzan and Kiwali where Holi has not been played for the last 150 years. People here believe that the goddess of their clan does not like much noise. If they celebrate Holi, the goddess will get angry and there may be a big disaster in the village. Due to this fear, people here stay away from the colors of Holi.
Ramson village of Gujarat
There is a place called Ramson in Gujarat where Holi festival has not been celebrated for 200 years. It is believed that this village was named after Lord Rama, because Shri Ram came here during his exile. There are two major reasons for not celebrating Holi. 200 years ago, when Holika Dahan was taking place in the village, suddenly the fire spread and many houses were burnt to ashes. After this, people stopped celebrating Holi. It is also believed that the sages and sages cursed this village that if Holika was burnt here, the whole village will be burnt to ashes. Due to this fear, people no longer celebrate Holi.
Durgapur
Holi has not been played in Durgapur for almost 100 years. The people of this village believe that their king’s son died on the day of Holi. Exactly one year later, the king also died on Holi. While dying, the king asked the villagers to never celebrate Holi. Holi was not celebrated in this village since then.
