{"id":133,"date":"2020-11-02T15:59:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T14:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/christianhager\/?p=133"},"modified":"2020-11-16T09:22:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T08:22:02","slug":"holi-fest-holi-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/christianhager\/holi-fest-holi-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Holi Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Farbig, nass, verr\u00fcckt und laut \u2013 Das indische Holi Fest ist f\u00fcr alles M\u00f6gliche gut: Der Fr\u00fchling wird begr\u00fc\u00dft, das Gute siegt \u00fcber das B\u00f6se, der Gott Krishna liebt die Inder. Alle Inder feiern dieses Fest gemeinsam \u2013 \u00fcber alle Hindu- Kasten hinweg.<br \/>\nAm Holi-Tag begr\u00fc\u00dfen viele Hindus ausgelassen den Fr\u00fchling und das neue religi\u00f6se Jahr. Sie bewerfen sich gegenseitig mit rotem, blauem und gelbem Pulver und Wasser. Oft endet das Spektakel in einer nassen Farben- und Wasserschlacht. Alle machen mit, egal wie vornehm sie an anderen Tagen durch die Stra\u00dfen gehen. Au\u00dferdem wird \u00fcberall gesungen, getanzt und musiziert. Die Lieder der Hindus erz\u00e4hlen von den \u00fcberlieferten Heldentaten der G\u00f6tter. Das Fest ist ein weltweit bekannter Magnet f\u00fcr Touristen, oft aus alternativen Szenen, die sich gerne unter die indische Bev\u00f6lkerung w\u00e4hrend des Festes mischen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dieses Essay ist ein Auszug aus dem Buch \u201eChittagong Morning\u201c, erh\u00e4ltlich bei <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blurb.de\/user\/hagerpress?profile_preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blurb.de <\/a>und<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/de\/dp\/1714187365\/ref=sr_1_62?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=chittagong&amp;qid=1599632126&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-62\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Amazon<\/a> \u2022 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#englishtext\">English text below the gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<style> #grid-gallery-32-38455 .grid-gallery-caption[data-grid-gallery-type=\"show-on-hover\"]:hover figcaption, #grid-gallery-32-38455 .grid-gallery-caption[data-grid-gallery-type=\"show-on-hover\"].hovered figcaption, #grid-gallery-32-38455 .grid-gallery-caption[data-grid-gallery-type=\"show-on-hover\"]:active figcaption { background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5) !important; } <\/style> <div id=\"grid-gallery-32-38455\" data-gg-id=\"32\" data-title=\"Holi\" data-grid-type=\"1\" data-offset=\"5\" data-area-position=\"center\" data-icons=\"false\" data-preloader=\"true\" data-width=\"305\" data-height=\"\" data-padding=\"0\" data-quicksand=\"disabled\" data-quicksand-duration=\"none\" data-popup-theme=\"theme_7\" data-popup-type=\"colorbox\" data-popup-fadeOut=\"300\" data-popup-image-text=\"data-caption\" data-popup-widthsize=\"auto\" data-popup-heightsize=\"auto\" data-popup-i18n-words=\"{&quot;close&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;next&quot;:&quot;next&quot;,&quot;previous&quot;:&quot;previous&quot;,&quot;start_slideshow&quot;:&quot;start slideshow&quot;,&quot;stop_slideshow&quot;:&quot;stop slideshow&quot;,&quot;image&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;of&quot;:&quot;of&quot;,&quot;prev&quot;:&quot;prev&quot;,&quot;cExpand&quot;:&quot;Expand&quot;,&quot;cPrevious&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;cNext&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;cExpandStr&quot;:&quot;Expand the image&quot;,&quot;cRotate&quot;:&quot;Rotate&quot;,&quot;cDetails&quot;:&quot;Details&quot;}\" data-popup-slideshow=\"false\" data-popup-slideshow-speed=\"2500\" data-popup-hoverstop=\"true\" data-popup-slideshow-auto=\"false\" data-popup-background=\"\" data-popup-transparency=\"20\" data-popup-disable-history=\"\" data-popup-disable-changed-url=\"\" data-popup-border-type=\"solid\" data-popup-border-color=\"\" data-popup-border-width=\"10\" data-popup-border-enable=\"\" data-fullscreen=\"false\" data-hide-tooltip=\"false\" data-caption-font-family=\"Default\" data-caption-text-size=\"140\" data-is-mobile=\"0\" data-caption-mobile=\"false\" data-hide-long-tltp-title=\"0\" data-caption-disabled-on-mobile=\"false\" data-lazyload-enable='1' data-lazyload-effect=\"show\" data-lazyload-effect-duration=\"400\" data-thumb-overlay-personal=\"1\" data-popup-placement-type=\"0\" data-social-sharing=\"{&quot;enabled&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;gallerySharing&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:null,&quot;position&quot;:null},&quot;imageSharing&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:null,&quot;wrapperClass&quot;:&quot; vertical &quot;},&quot;popupSharing&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:null,&quot;wrapperClass&quot;:&quot; vertical &quot;}}\" class=\"grid-gallery grid-gallery-fluid-height \" style=\" width:100%; height:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;position:relative;\" data-popup-video=\"null\" data-popup-disable-source-image-for-linked-img=\"0\" data-popup-enable-download-photos-button=\"0\" data-thumbnail-size=\"150x150\"> <div class=\"gallery-loading\"> <div class=\"la-\" style=\"color:#0073AA\"> <div><\/div> <div><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gallery-sharing-top\" style=\"display:none;\"> <\/div> <div id=\"photos-32\" class=\"grid-gallery-photos\"><a data-attachment-id=\"180\" id=\"gg-32-416\" class=\"gg-link gg-colorbox \" data-attachment-id=\"180\" href=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2014012453_v2.jpg?gid=32\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" rel=\"\" style=\"border-radius:00;\" ><FIGURE data-tags=\"\" data-id=\"416\" class=\"grid-gallery-caption\" data-grid-gallery-type=\"center\" data-index=\"0\" style=\"display:none;border-radius:00;; margin:5px; width:3050;\" ><div class=\"crop\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-gg-real-image-href=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2014012453_v2-305x203.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/gallery-by-supsystic\/src\/GridGallery\/Galleries\/assets\/img\/loading.gif\" class=\"ggImg ggLazyImg\" alt=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" title=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" data-description=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" data-caption=\"Zwei Teilnehmer des indischen Holi-Festes in Kalkutta sehen ausgelassen in die Kamera (Foto vom 16.03.2014). 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background-color:#000000; font-size:140; text-align:left; font-family:Default;\" ><div class=\"grid-gallery-figcaption-wrap\" style=\" vertical-align:top;\"><div class=\"gg-image-caption fitvidsignore\" style=\"font-size:140;\"><object type=\"none\/none\">W\u00e4hrend des indischen Holi-Festes in Kalkutta bewerfen sich Menschen gegenseitig ausgelassen mit Farben die oftmals aus industriellen Best\u00e4nden stammen und Giftstoffe enthalten (Foto vom 16.03.2014). <\/object><\/div><\/div><\/FIGCAPTION><\/FIGURE><\/a><a data-attachment-id=\"184\" id=\"gg-32-412\" class=\"gg-link gg-colorbox \" data-attachment-id=\"184\" href=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2014012493_v2_1.jpg?gid=32\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Stadt der Freude\" rel=\"\" style=\"border-radius:00;\" ><FIGURE data-tags=\"\" data-id=\"412\" class=\"grid-gallery-caption\" data-grid-gallery-type=\"center\" data-index=\"11\" style=\"display:none;border-radius:00;; margin:5px; width:3050;\" ><div class=\"crop\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-gg-real-image-href=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2014012493_v2_1-305x203.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/gallery-by-supsystic\/src\/GridGallery\/Galleries\/assets\/img\/loading.gif\" class=\"ggImg ggLazyImg\" alt=\"Stadt der Freude\" title=\"Stadt der Freude\" data-description=\"Stadt der Freude\" data-caption=\"W\u00e4hrend des indischen Holi-Festes in Kalkutta bewerfen sich Menschen gegenseitig ausgelassen mit Farben die oftmals aus industriellen Best\u00e4nden stammen und Giftstoffe enthalten (Foto vom 16.03.2014). \" data-title=\"Stadt der Freude\" style=\" width:305px;\" \/><\/div><FIGCAPTION class=\"\" data-alpha=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffffff; background-color:#000000; font-size:140; text-align:left; font-family:Default;\" ><div class=\"grid-gallery-figcaption-wrap\" style=\" vertical-align:top;\"><div class=\"gg-image-caption fitvidsignore\" style=\"font-size:140;\"><object type=\"none\/none\">W\u00e4hrend des indischen Holi-Festes in Kalkutta bewerfen sich Menschen gegenseitig ausgelassen mit Farben die oftmals aus industriellen Best\u00e4nden stammen und Giftstoffe enthalten (Foto vom 16.03.2014). <\/object><\/div><\/div><\/FIGCAPTION><\/FIGURE><\/a><a data-attachment-id=\"183\" id=\"gg-32-413\" class=\"gg-link gg-colorbox \" data-attachment-id=\"183\" href=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2014012050_v2_1.jpg?gid=32\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Stadt der Freude\" rel=\"\" style=\"border-radius:00;\" ><FIGURE data-tags=\"\" data-id=\"413\" class=\"grid-gallery-caption\" data-grid-gallery-type=\"center\" data-index=\"12\" style=\"display:none;border-radius:00;; margin:5px; width:3050;\" ><div class=\"crop\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-gg-real-image-href=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2014012050_v2_1-305x203.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/gallery-by-supsystic\/src\/GridGallery\/Galleries\/assets\/img\/loading.gif\" class=\"ggImg ggLazyImg\" alt=\"Stadt der Freude\" title=\"Stadt der Freude\" data-description=\"Stadt der Freude\" data-caption=\"Ein Junge wird w\u00e4hrend des des indischen Holi-Festes in Kalkutta mit gef\u00e4rbten Pulver beworfen (Foto vom 16.03.2014). \" data-title=\"Stadt der Freude\" style=\" width:305px;\" \/><\/div><FIGCAPTION class=\"\" data-alpha=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffffff; background-color:#000000; font-size:140; text-align:left; font-family:Default;\" ><div class=\"grid-gallery-figcaption-wrap\" style=\" vertical-align:top;\"><div class=\"gg-image-caption fitvidsignore\" style=\"font-size:140;\"><object type=\"none\/none\">Ein Junge wird w\u00e4hrend des des indischen Holi-Festes in Kalkutta mit gef\u00e4rbten Pulver beworfen (Foto vom 16.03.2014). <\/object><\/div><\/div><\/FIGCAPTION><\/FIGURE><\/a><a data-attachment-id=\"181\" id=\"gg-32-415\" class=\"gg-link gg-colorbox \" data-attachment-id=\"181\" href=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2014012011.jpg?gid=32\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" rel=\"\" style=\"border-radius:00;\" ><FIGURE data-tags=\"\" data-id=\"415\" class=\"grid-gallery-caption\" data-grid-gallery-type=\"center\" data-index=\"13\" style=\"display:none;border-radius:00;; margin:5px; width:3050;\" ><div class=\"crop\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-gg-real-image-href=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2014012011-305x204.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/gallery-by-supsystic\/src\/GridGallery\/Galleries\/assets\/img\/loading.gif\" class=\"ggImg ggLazyImg\" alt=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" title=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" data-description=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" data-caption=\"Ein Junge wird w\u00e4hrend des des indischen Holi-Festes in Kalkutta mit gef\u00e4rbten Wasser bespritzt (Foto vom 16.03.2014). \" data-title=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" style=\" width:305px;\" \/><\/div><FIGCAPTION class=\"\" data-alpha=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffffff; background-color:#000000; font-size:140; text-align:left; font-family:Default;\" ><div class=\"grid-gallery-figcaption-wrap\" style=\" vertical-align:top;\"><div class=\"gg-image-caption fitvidsignore\" style=\"font-size:140;\"><object type=\"none\/none\">Ein Junge wird w\u00e4hrend des des indischen Holi-Festes in Kalkutta mit gef\u00e4rbten Wasser bespritzt (Foto vom 16.03.2014). <\/object><\/div><\/div><\/FIGCAPTION><\/FIGURE><\/a><a data-attachment-id=\"182\" id=\"gg-32-414\" class=\"gg-link gg-colorbox \" data-attachment-id=\"182\" href=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2014012468.jpg?gid=32\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" rel=\"\" style=\"border-radius:00;\" ><FIGURE data-tags=\"\" data-id=\"414\" class=\"grid-gallery-caption\" data-grid-gallery-type=\"center\" data-index=\"14\" style=\"display:none;border-radius:00;; margin:5px; width:3050;\" ><div class=\"crop\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-gg-real-image-href=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2014012468-305x203.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/gallery-by-supsystic\/src\/GridGallery\/Galleries\/assets\/img\/loading.gif\" class=\"ggImg ggLazyImg\" alt=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" title=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" data-description=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" data-caption=\"Beim indischen Holi-Fest in Kalkutta wird mit gef\u00e4rbtem Wasser gespritzt (Foto vom 16.03.2014). \" data-title=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" style=\" width:305px;\" \/><\/div><FIGCAPTION class=\"\" data-alpha=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffffff; background-color:#000000; font-size:140; text-align:left; font-family:Default;\" ><div class=\"grid-gallery-figcaption-wrap\" style=\" vertical-align:top;\"><div class=\"gg-image-caption fitvidsignore\" style=\"font-size:140;\"><object type=\"none\/none\">Beim indischen Holi-Fest in Kalkutta wird mit gef\u00e4rbtem Wasser gespritzt (Foto vom 16.03.2014). <\/object><\/div><\/div><\/FIGCAPTION><\/FIGURE><\/a><a data-attachment-id=\"194\" id=\"gg-32-403\" class=\"gg-link gg-colorbox \" data-attachment-id=\"194\" href=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2014012424_v2.jpg?gid=32\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" rel=\"\" style=\"border-radius:00;\" ><FIGURE data-tags=\"\" data-id=\"403\" class=\"grid-gallery-caption\" data-grid-gallery-type=\"center\" data-index=\"15\" style=\"display:none;border-radius:00;; margin:5px; width:3050;\" ><div class=\"crop\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-gg-real-image-href=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2014012424_v2-305x203.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/hagerpress.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/gallery-by-supsystic\/src\/GridGallery\/Galleries\/assets\/img\/loading.gif\" class=\"ggImg ggLazyImg\" alt=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" title=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" data-description=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" data-caption=\"W\u00e4hrend des indischen Holi-Festes in Kalkutta versuchen ausgelassene Menschen eine Pyramide zu bilden (Foto vom 16.03.2014).\" data-title=\"Holi Fest in Kolkata\" style=\" width:305px;\" \/><\/div><FIGCAPTION class=\"\" data-alpha=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffffff; background-color:#000000; font-size:140; text-align:left; font-family:Default;\" ><div class=\"grid-gallery-figcaption-wrap\" style=\" vertical-align:top;\"><div class=\"gg-image-caption fitvidsignore\" style=\"font-size:140;\"><object type=\"none\/none\">W\u00e4hrend des indischen Holi-Festes in Kalkutta versuchen ausgelassene Menschen eine Pyramide zu bilden (Foto vom 16.03.2014). <\/object><\/div><\/div><\/FIGCAPTION><\/FIGURE><\/a> <div class=\"grid-gallery-clearfix\"><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gallery-sharing-bottom\" style=\"display:none;\"> <\/div> <div class=\"gallery-sharing-image\" style=\"display:none;\"> <\/div> <div class=\"gallery-sharing-popup\" style=\"display:none;\"> <\/div> <div class=\"grid-gallery-clearfix\"><\/div> <\/div> <!-- Gallery by Supsystic plugin1.16.0 \/2.10.00 --> <style> <\/style><a title=\"\" style=\"display:none;\" href=\"https:\/\/supsystic.com\/plugins\/photo-gallery\/?utm_medium=love_link\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p><a name=\"englishtext\"><\/a>Colorful, wet, crazy and loud \u2013 the Indian Holi Festival is good for everything: spring is welcomed, good prevails over evil, the god Krishna loves the Indians. All Indians celebrate this festival together \u2013 across all Hindu castes.<br \/>\nOn Holi Day, many Hindus cheerfully welcome spring and the new religious year. They throw red, blue and yellow powder and water at each other. The spectacle often ends in a drenched battle of colors and water. Everyone joins<br \/>\nin, no matter how elegantly they walk the streets on other days. There is also singing, dancing and music everywhere. The songs of the Hindus tell of the traditional heroic deeds of the gods. The festival is also a world-famous magnet for tourists, often from alternative scenes that like to mingle with the Indian population during the festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This essay is an excerpt from the book \u201eChittagong Morning\u201c, available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blurb.de\/user\/hagerpress?profile_preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blurb.de <\/a>and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/de\/dp\/1714187365\/ref=sr_1_62?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=chittagong&amp;qid=1599632126&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-62\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farbig, nass, verr\u00fcckt und laut \u2013 Das indische Holi Fest ist f\u00fcr alles M\u00f6gliche gut: Der Fr\u00fchling wird begr\u00fc\u00dft, das Gute siegt \u00fcber das B\u00f6se, der Gott Krishna liebt die Inder. 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