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Report on
workshop ? ?HOLI WITH HERBAL COLOURS ?
Holi is not only a festival of colours but it is also
a way to spread love and affection with our loved ones. There is lot of
significance of colours in our life. We blend our life with colours in various
ways.
Traditionally
Holi was celebrated with dry colours known as ?Gulal? which were prepared
naturally from the flowers and other products that had dyeing properties.
However with time, those natural colours have been replaced by strong colours,
chemically enhanced and artificial colours which is not only harmful for skin
but can also leads to skin cancer and other ailments.
To minimise use of these strong chemical colours Eco
club of our school organizes a workshop on 'Holi with herbal colours' for class
4 and 5 students. In this workshop teachers discussed harmful effects of
synthetic colours with students and different methods to prepare natural
colours at home. Students participated in workshop in groups and make variety
of colours using natural or home made things. They prepared dry yellow and red
colours using petals of marigold and rose flower. Natural colours like beet
root, turmeric powder and mehndi powders with wheat flour are also used to
obtain pink, yellow and green colour. Some colourful liquid colours like
spinach and tea with boiled water are also prepared by them. Students
participated in the workshop with great enthusiasm and enjoyed all the
activities thoroughly. They learnt various methods of making safe and natural
colours so that they can plan an ecological Holi with biodiversity based
colours that will neither harm their health nor the Earth that sustains us.
Wishing you in advance an eco-friendly Holi. Celebrate
the festival of colours with organic colours.
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