The Hindu festival of Holi, also called Rang Panchami, celebrates the victory of good over evil and marks the beginning of spring. Holi 2009 falls on March 11. Together with Diwali, it may be the most awaited festival in India. Children especially love playing with water and colors even days before the actual festival.
Popular Holi Wishes and E-Greetings
Holi is also the time to connect with loved ones, family members, neighbors, colleagues and friends near and far. Though it is still customary to send out beautifully printed Holi cards, electronic greetings are less time consuming and reach people all over the globe faster. Holi e-greetings can be in the form of a simple email, an electronic postcard or animated flash card, with or without music.
Coming up with fitting and original messages, especially for dozens of cards, can be quite a challenge. Below is a selection of popular Holi messages and where to find creative Holi e-cards online:
- The Holigreetings web site offers free cartoon Holi greetings sorted by purpose, for example Family, Love, Friends, Holi Hungama (interactive fun) and others.
- The Higreetings web site has a selection of different free e-cards from photo postcards to mythological themes and animated Holi greetings.
Formal Holi Wishes
- May your courtyard be resplendent with the rich hues of happiness on Holi and always.
- This Holi, may you be bathed in the colors of joy! May happiness and good fortune be showered generously on you.
- Let us welcome the vibrant festival of colors with joy and jubilation. Wish you a very happy Holi. May it be a glorious celebration.
- May the colors of Holi bring joy to your heart and fill your life with lots of colorful moments.
- Colors speak volumes when they touch our lives. With a special blessing, with a special message, with a special expression. May there be a multitude of colors for you this Holi and always!
Popular General Holi Messages
- Enjoy to your heart’s content and celebrate in style. Wish you endless joy and all the happiness in the world.
- Time to soak in the freshness of spring. Holi is here, let the colors pour in.
- May this Holi shower your life with colors.
- May your life be filled with all the colors of the season.
- May your life be colored with the hues of happiness. Enjoy the festive spirit and the music of celebration.
- Sing and dance in joy, play colors with great fun; may your day be filled with happy moments.
Holi Friendship Greetings
Thanks for all the joy you bring / For the caring things you do but most of all / For all the warmth we share. / Looking forward to Holi for many more friendship moments.
As you drench yourself in the colors of love, may this Holi fill your days ahead with the colors of togetherness, warmth and happiness to keep you glowing with new vigor all year long.
Happy Holi. Let’s celebrate this colorful festival together.
Romantic Holi Wishes
Whenever I see colors, I think of you. / For with you, I have enjoyed every shade of love. / Happy Holi to you, the best color of my life.
Some things just can’t be expressed in words; some people just can’t be lived without. Love can speak volumes even when words can’t. So all I am going to say is “I love you.”
This Holi I want to get drenched with the colors of your love.
Holi Wishes in Hindi
My dil wishes…ki tum sada raho khush. Tumhari Holi ho rangeen aur har ek din ho sada haseen. [My heart wishes that you should always be happy. May your Holi be colorful and every day always beautiful.]
Holi ke din dil mil jate hain. Jaise rango mein, rang mil jate hain. [On Holi, hearts come together the way colors come together.]
At the end of all message, “Happy Holi!” can be added. The popular “Holi hai!” (Holi is here!) is used when playing Holi, when actually throwing color and water on someone. The article Holi, the Festival of Colors, has more information about Holi traditions, Holi pictures, tips and tricks when playing Holi and the origin of the popular spring festival.
For more information on India, read about Indian wedding traditions, including sending out beautiful Indian wedding invitations.
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