The festival of colours, Holi, marks the arrival of spring. This year, Holi will be celebrated on March 25, 2024 (Monday) as per the Hindu calendar. And a day ahead of Holi, is celebrated as “Choti Holi”, also called “Holika Dahan” by many Hindu across the world. It is a significant festival as per the Hindu mythology, and it symbolises the victory of good over evil.
On Choti Holi, people get together around bonfires, known as “Holika Dahan”, which are lit after sunset. These bonfires symbolically represent the victory of good over evil, and commemorate the legend of Prahlad and Holika. As per the Hindu mythology, Prahlad was a big devotee of Lord Vishnu. And so, when his evil father, King Hiranyakashipu, along with his aunt Holika tried to kill him by burning him in a bonfire, Prahlad was protected and saved by Lord Vishnu. Instead, it was Holika who perished in the flames while Prahlad emerged unscathed, thus signifying the victory of righteousness.
Thus, the rituals of Holika Dahan include chanting of prayers and hymns, and performing traditional dances around the fire, having delicacies and more. It symbolizes the cleansing of impurities and the renewal of life and spirit.
Here we list down some wishes, messages, quotes and images that one can share with their friends and family on Choti Holi. Read on to know more:

1. “Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. “Colors are the smiles of nature.”- Leigh Hunt
3. “Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up.”- Allen Klein
4. “I think we all need to be able to dream in all colors.”- Victor J. Glover
5. “There’s a reason we don’t see the world in black and white.” — Celerie Kemble
6. “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way.” — Georgia O’Keeffe
7. “Colors, like features, follow the changes of emotion.” — Pablo Picasso
8. “All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.” — Marc Chagall
9. “Pink isn’t just a color. It’s an attitude, too.” — Miley Cyrus
10. “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” — Maya Angelou

11. “Colors are the smiles of nature.” — Leigh Hunt
12. “Color is my day-long obsession, joy, and torment.” — Claude Monet
13. “If everyone would look for that uniqueness, then we would have a very colorful world.” — Michael Schenker
14. “The head of all flower heads is one flower; the sunflower in the sky, that gives the others vivid color stemming from the inside.” ― Curtis Tyrone Jones
15. “I am every color of the spectrum.” ― Steven Magee
16. “Colour expresses something in itself.” ― Vincent Van Gogh
17. “Sometimes all colors of happiness fades away, sometimes sadness finds it’s own colors.” ― Crestless Wave
18. “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” ― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds
19. “The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most.” ― John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice

20. “The beauty and mystery of this world only emerges through affection, attention, interest and compassion . . . open your eyes wide and actually see this world by attending to its colors, details and irony.” ― Orhan Pamuk, My Name Is Red
21. “I don’t fancy colors of the face, I’m always attracted to colors of the brain.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson
22. “Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways. ” ― Oscar Wilde
23. “Let me, O let me bathe my soul in colours; let me swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow.” ― Khalil Gibran
24. “Each day has a color, a smell.” ― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Mistress of Spices
25. “Color directly influences the soul. Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammers, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another purposively, to cause vibrations in the soul.” ― Wassily Kandinsky, Concerning the Spiritual in Art
26. “Love was a feeling completely bound up with color, like thousands of rainbows superimposed one on top of the other.” ― Paulo Coelho
27. “Life is a sea of vibrant color. Jump in.” ― A.D. Posey
28. “Colours are nature gone wild.” ― Raheel Farooq
29. Here’s wishing you and your family a very happy Holi!
30. Happy Holi 2024!

31. Have a wonderful Holi this year!
32. May your life be as colourful and sweet as the festival of Holi!
33. Wish you all a very happy Holi, from our family to yours!
34. Have a wonderful and joyous Holi! Happy Holi 2024!
35. The festival of colours is here. Have a wonderful Holi!
36. Choti Holi is a beautiful reminder that good always wins over evil. Have a wonderful Holi!
37. Let this Choti Holli remind us to always do the right thing. Happy Holi 2024!
38. May the festival of Choti Holi strengthening your bonds of love and friendship. Happy Holi!
39. Let’s get together and rejoice in the spirit of togetherness this Choti Holi. Happy Holi!
40. May the colors of Choti Holi spread peace, love, and prosperity in your life this year. Happy Holi 2024!
41. Wishing you and your loved ones a very happy Choti Holi!
42. May Lord Krishna bless you with love, happiness, and prosperity on Choti Holi!
43. Let us immerse ourselves in the colours of joy and happiness this Choti Holi!
44. May this festival of Choti Holi bring you closer to your dreams and aspirations! Have a wonderful Hol 2024!
45. Sending you love and happiness. Have a wonderful Choti Holi!
46. May this festival of colours bring love and happiness into your life. Have a wonderful Choti Holi!
47. Sending you my heartfelt wishes! Have a wonderful Choti Holi!
48. Let’s welcome the arrival of spring with open arms and hearts. Happy Choti Holi!
49. Wishing you a wonderful day filled with fun and countless colourful memories. Happy Choti Holi!
50 May the vibrant colours of Choti Holi fill your life with happiness and love. Have a wonderful Choti Holi!
51. As we light the bonfires, may all our troubles burn away, leaving behind a path of positivity. Happy Choti Holi!