| A custom or tradition is a long-established action or | | | | Krishna also features in these songs. Hori are the |
| pattern of behavior in a community or group of people, | | | | special type of Holi folk songs which are also sung in |
| often one that has been handed down from | | | | these musical get-to-gethers. |
| generation to generation. So is the case with Holi | | | | Bhang in Drinks and Sweets |
| traditions and customs. It is a festival that has its roots | | | | Making and drinking bhang ki thandai is another very |
| in age old beliefs and Indian mythology. | | | | popular custom of Holi. This drink is made by mixing |
| Holi Milan or Baithaks | | | | bhang with thandai (an indian milk shake). Bhang is |
| Many days or sometimes weeks before the actual | | | | made from female cannabis or hemp plant, it can be |
| Holi-day, people sit together and sing Holi songs in Holi | | | | understood to be a homemade drug. People also mix |
| Milans. These are musical soirees or gatherings | | | | bhang in sweets and other preparations being offered |
| involving traditional Holi music. The love story of Radha | | | | to guests. |