Holi Originated in the Tribal Past?

The on-goings during Holi celebrations closely resemble life in a nomadic tribal society especially in the wintry regions. The festival revolves around a bonfire. It is observed in the winter. These two aspects are eloquent as to the festival's social origin. Fire, we know was one of the earliest tool used to ward off the freezing cold of the long winters in the northern hemisphere. Even today among the poorest sections of society, the lighting of fire made of waste-wood is the cheapest and affordable form of keeping oneself warm during the long wintry nights.

Although no offence is meant, we cannot help saying that the tradition of mobocracy and sexual license reflects in a telling manner an attitude typical of tribal people living in a harsh environment in a society where the institution of monogamous marriage had not developed fully.

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