Its a Holi Holi Day!!

Was talking to my dad and he explained me why we should consider Holi as the new year. He said no one in the world celebrates the new year like this. I asked why, this is what he had to say...

nav varsh ke swagat ka teohar hai holi,
vasant ke aagaman ka ijehar hai holi,
biti hui katuta ko holi men jaladalen,
miljul ke sada rahane ka ailan hai holi.

Holi is celebrated to welcome the new year. Moon based vikram samvat is of two types, one begins its new year from the first moon day after the no moon night i.e. amavasya. the other begins its new yearfrom the first moon day after the full moon night of the
preceding or falgun month. this is from the first day of the indian month chaitra. this
system is prevailing in north india. this system celebrates holi to welcome new year in north india. the holi fire is lit on the night of the 30th day of the last month falguna. colours are sprinkled over one another on the next day which is the first day of
the month chaitra and of the new vikram samvat. this day is celebrated by merrymaking,
singing, dancing,drum beating,colour sprinkling and by distributing sweets. this reminds us of the way the julian or gregarian or christian new year is celebrated. the burning of holi fire on the last day of the year is like keeping awake in the night of the 31st decem.
then the next day, on the first day of the month chaitra which is the first month of the new year and the begining of vasant ritu we enjoy and act like we act on the 1st january. urdu
shire,poet, nazir akbara badi expresses the occassion of holi like this-

holi ki bahar aayee farhat ki khili kaliyan,
bazon ki sadaon se kooche bhare aor galiyan.
( farhat=happiness, sadaon se=by the sound of)

As told by my dad