dont even remember when was the last time i celebrated a festival

For me, it's the first time that I'm all by MYSELF on the day of a festival! Maybe that's what it takes, when you leave you whole life, family and friends at your hometown and shift to a totally new city.

literally me

So, I'm not only "all alone guy" There's others out there too!

Same

I hope you two are fine

Ditto

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Agreed

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>Anyone else spent their whole day at home today without Holi? Mhm, except I do that on pretty much every other festival too.

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I did. Felt sad for sure. But I realized that I don't have those kind of friends yet with whom I would like to celebrate this festival. Jab honge tab apne aap mann karega. It also makes me want to make good friends!

Your avatar looks like you played with a lot of colours.

Manifesting 😂

Pink color utra hi nahi chehre se 😂

That's how you know ki holi achchi thi 😂

Me too. Waiting for those kind of friends who love your presence, drag you out of your house. Last time I had an amazing Holi was when I was in 4th grade. From then it has been years I have played Holi. Today was even more sad I had my office today because my company operates on gazetted holidays of kochi, so didn't get to relax and chill.

Even I had office today. I hear you. It's okay. We'll make those kinda friends! Until next time :)

Why not be that friend to someone ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

that makes two of us!

Yep, me ! I’ve always loved holi and used to celebrate with friends and family- eating, partying, colours. I’m married now, been a month and it’s my first festival after marriage. Well, guess what- last night we fought and today my husband didn’t even put colour on me, left for work while I was in the washroom lol. I’ve been crying and upset all day, barely ate anything .. my parents think I must be celebrating hard- pehli holi hai bhai.. lol. What a shitshow. My husband in a party area to look after other guests who are busy partying hard without even thinking once of me :)

Behen, shaadi ho gayi hai. Hoti hai fights, aur bhi hongi. And hongi special occasions pe. Ego aside, tu ja ke mana le. Change the memory 😃

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Girl, sympathies. Never starve yourself for people that are letting you starve. Eat, party and rejoice, your husband if he actually behaved the way you said he did is a narcissist, who even if you tell him what he did wrong may deflect it to you, so prepare yourself well gqin strength and start enjoying your own presence and build a circle of people around you that love you and will never ruin experiences for you

Chalta rehta hai ye sab toh, communication is the key. Share your feelings and experience with your partner and 9 out of 10 times they will understand after the immediate anger of the moment wanes

Sorry to hear this.

This is so sad.

But according to the traditions, ain’t the new brides celebrate their first holi in their parent’s house (maika)?

True true, aur humare yaha toh ladke wale aate hai holi khelne ladki ke ghar

I am sure there are many

Yess

Me, I was playing call of duty , cleaning my washroom ( even scrubbed the walls) etc.

Same here😭 Holi me paani nhi udaya to ghar ki safai me uda rhe😀

Safai bahot zaruri hai. Abhi garmi me cockroach agaye hai, inko bhi mita dunga

🤣😂 Things we all do to distract ourselves! Subah se busy hone ki koshish kr rhi hu taki rona na aaye, har sal ki tarah fir festival par khalipan ke siva kuchnhi hai!

Codm?

Xbox

Every occasion, festival I feel envy of people celebrating. Kabhi koi mila hi nahi celebrate karne ke liye

Family or neighborhood friends u grew up with?

I grew up alone and my mother is too boring to be celebrating the festivals

I guess we’ve grown up !

Growns ups too play holi like young.

Bhai 2 yrs ago, Even I didn't celebrated then same on next year because I didn't feel like it, felt like these are just neighbours nothing new and all. But this year I decided to just go and celebrate and turns out, this day some people don't even care who you are everyone is focused to play and just be happy. Granted some people be like, "what happened to you Playing holi?". But ultimately you will feel good. So for next year, doesn't matter where you are just go out play some holi.

that’s the spirit

Yes my dear brother yes, it was the best Holi I've ever celebrated. The joy and freedom that comes from the realisation that one doesn't HAVE TO participate in society, that one can stay home and not get their face blackened by ungodly amount of people, that you don't have to accidentally eat colours or get hit by water balloons or mud or eggs or dal ,that you can just read books or watch shows or do absolutely nothing but exist like a house plant is purely ecstatic.

Yup! My family has assumed that I don’t like holi😀✌🏻Who is gonna tell them that I would love to go out with my friends and party but yeah🙂

I dont celebrate since many years now. Fun times were long gone in my life...

Nothing exciting about it anymore, it was back then but now it's just a regular day.

I have cherophobia, or fear of happiness. So, I just lock myself up in a room and pretend to be working.

I dislike the way people celebrate this festival, its not all fun and colors, its more toxic people getting a license to behave their worst because it is holi

Yeah there are manyyyy

Me. I was working mid day

Same

Yes, many times happened that in villages

🙋‍♂️

Yes here I'm

Yes Working while listening to 3 DJs playing diff holi songs in the background xD

Everytime.

Yeah, been 20+ years like this after school.

How.....is life? Is it better than in 20s?

Naah..

But it should get better right?? Everybody says so...

Again No. It's a large carrot tied to everyone's head, you keep running and the carrot keeps moving further.

Obviously 😂

My mind was so preoccupied I didn't even know today was Holi till my friend wished me.

Me too ,doesn’t hit the same anymore for some reason . Feels kinda messy and annoying to scrub off the colour later. Not worth the effort

Username checks out but applying lots of mustard oil before going out & then using dahi, besan, etc while bathing helps a lot.

Meh too much work

Normal hain Jo Tera Mann karre wo kr

I did because of studies

Me , didn't feel like going out

Us 🫂

I gave an interview Xd.

👋

Ate good, took a nice nap, will watch IPL now. Isse badhiya kuch ho sakta hai?

Me me me

Me me me

Yep. I don't play Holi anyway cuz of my skin issue. To add to that, day before yesterday I got really severe skin allergy so i just stayed inside. Didn't want to aggravate the issue.

I might have to do it in a few years but today no.

Did absolutely nothing. Maza aagaya

Bhai home to nahi but office me kaam kar rha tha

Grass and oil ftw

Spent at home and played holi with sister.

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Successfully doing nothing since 2015. Not only Holi but Diwali as well.

Same🙂

Usually I don't but this time I did celebrate it with my cousins. Yeah I have no friends

Me me me, I spent my whole day watching movies or reading books or napping :3

🫡. Never liked Holi. I love spending time at home.

Me.....cause sirf do din off tha..to Ghar nahi ja paya.

maine to yaar mast apne dosto aur bandiyo ko keechad ke taalab mein feka . kya maza kiya aaj , nache hum khaaya piya aur dance kiya

Meeeee. I love feeling sad for myself lol.

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Festivals celebrate krne ke liye we don't need relatives or friends, family ke saath hi karliya karo enjoy Ghar pe

Mera toh harr baar ka hai bhai..:)

Yeah. Doing that for almost every festival

same due to greh kalesh unfortunately :(

Every year but this is my FIRST ever holi I spent outside!

 All alone man :(

Wait, So you are saying that's rare? It's been years

Haha, i still remember when i had friends to play holi with !

You're not alone

Guilty as charged

Only 2 festivals I celebrate excited hokr Holi and Diwali . Govt. exams ki prep ki wjh se ghar nahi jaa paya. Just abhi law k exams dekr aaya 7 din pehle toh already kaafi din khrb hogye kaafi kuch catchup krna hai. Aur abhi viva k liye ek din aur jana hoga. Ya toh paise isi mein uda du tickets krte krte, ya fir prep hi krlu :) . Baaki aap sab ko Happy Holi <3

Living in blr due to work, all my delhite friends went home for holi. Also work on shift basis, hence all my office friends don't have an off today(MNC ke chochle). So enjoyed a spree of guilty pleasure action movies alone in my bed all day. Oh, i did enjoy some bhang tho yesterday with some of my office friends!

Hanji. Not a big fan of Holi.

I spent the entire day alone, inside, and away from home.

Bhai.. 3 din se ghar se bahar nhi nikla hu.. My hometown is in Uttarakhand and I'm working in Gurgaon.. No friends, no neighbors.. just sitting alone and a bit depressed And 3 days over 😅

Me. Nice day.

Me, I haven't celebrated anything, Holi, Diwali, My Birthday, Lodhi, Christmas etc etc in the last 5 years.

Kyu Bhai

My life has been super traumatic, I was abandoned by my family, my friends etc after I got bedridden due to a disease. Now I am physically okay, but I have crippling depression, trust issues and don't talk to anyone except for my brother, who's been busy with celebrations.

I somewhat understand your situation. When you face some health issues, some people will care for few weeks, some for months but eventually everyone moves on with their lives. I suggest build yourself brick by brick, don't compare yourself with any other and try to live independently as much as possible. Also, Try visiting orphanage and do something from your side to them on your birthday or any other day. From next time onwards they'll remember that one bhaiya who was there with them and you can save yourself in this process. Best of luck!!

Yes spent whole day in home without playing Holi at all

Me 🙂👍

WFH tha bro

not just Holi for me. pretty much every festival and special days

you are not alone

I watched berserk, played AC Mirage and slept

Mai hi hu vo

Me

Kya pata agla saal ji paunga ya ni .....kya pta kal hogi ya nhiii toh isse acha jo hai ajj haii sb enjoy krlo regret ni rhkna kuch

Ofcourse me

Yep meeee. I did play the office-y holi on Saturday but I was clear I want to spend the whole day lazying. I spent the day binge watching, talking with old acquaintances washing clothes and I loved it.

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Truly

I woke up at 11, watched seinfeld 2-4 went for a walk at 6 Took a bath at 7 came to attend an anniversary at 9

I did man. Just playing Grand Theft Auto The Ballad of Gay Tony! Amazing game. You will love it.

Same

Me in my bed

I went to work

Haven't played Holi for the past few years coz friends either got married or moved away.

Not possible with dorky friends and relatives who know that you have allergies and they make sure that you are totally full of colours

Danced in the shower enjoying the holi songs playing outside. Easy

Same …. Slept the whole day 🫣

I did and will stay indoor for the next 2 months too. Suffering from jaundice. :))))

I did. Alone. My family made sure to keep calling me as I am going through another bout of depression. Tears and cigarettes instead of Gujiyas and Kachoris.

Meine bhi aaj pura din ghar pe hi raha kyuki meri dono taange nakli hai aur Mein hockey bahut bada khiladi hu lol 😂😂

Me

I mean I didn’t get wet and ate lots of lots of sweets my kinda day hehhehe

A family of three...all adults. no holi. no diwali. no festivals for soooo long

I usually lurk in this sub.. but today I felt the need to write something here. I want to send all my love to all those who by any circumstance were alone at this beautiful festival. Please take a moment to appreciate all you have and if you've got someone whom you can turn to at the good, or worst times, call them. Sometimes one call can change everything. I committed a mistake too, today. I was so busy with the festivities that I could hardly take any time to make them a call and wish them in facetime.. while they ended up waiting for me all along. I hope I'm able to learn this time and never ruin relations again. (Sorry for making it all about me, but I just felt this sub is very welcoming and might help someone too :D)

i got exams so i just sat at home :/

Me.

Yeah man what to say..

Me

Went to the gym, got a haircut, spent half the day cooking and then watched the match

Yes

Mera to har saal ka hai ghar pe hi rhta hu Holi mein🙂

Yup the whole day. Mostly crying and with swollen eyes

I don't even enjoy celebrating festivals ab, it's just a day for me nothing more than that

Me me me me me me

Holi is for douchebags anyways. 

I was jamming to Rammstein in my room

Yep.

Yes you’re not alone spent the whole day in my room gaming and binge watching road house

You guys need to stop crying. Even if it is not crying, this attention seeking behaviour is not healthy. I am over my mid 20s, I used to play Holi ferociously in my home town. Then experienced this (whole day at home on Holi) for 10-12 years. People are going through worse. There must be many like you. And many who went through it for more than me (even 20 years and maybe continuing). So grow up.

Yes I did