HoR speaker Ghimire extends holi wishes
Kathmandu: Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Devraj Ghimire has emphasized that everyone has a responsibility to enrich the traditional and original festivals and keep them alive for future generations.
In his greetings on the occasion of Phagu Purnima (Holi), the festival of colours, Speaker Ghinire urged all to celebrate the festival in a disciplined manner with family and friends. He extended best wishes to all the Nepalis at home and abroad for social harmony, tolerance and national unity among all Nepalis. “May the Holi festival inspire everyone to engage efforts towards the path of building a happy and prosperous society by forgetting mutual enmity and misunderstanding”, the message reads.
In our culturally diverse society, Holi conveys the message that good and truth will triumph over bad tendencies, he said, adding this festival, which is celebrated on different days in the mountains, hills and plains, has helped enhance mutual harmony and unity by integrating the Nepali society.
This festival has been increasing mutual harmony, love and brotherhood by binding Nepali citizens of different castes, languages and regions together. Holi, which is celebrated on the full moon day of Falgun month, is celebrated as the festival of colours.
On Holi, there is a custom of wearing colors on each other with joy and glee in celebration of the victory of truth over falsehood.
