Importance of HOLI

Why do we celebrate HOLI

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 As we all know Holi is the Festival of Colours,

But to know more in detail.

Holi is a religious Hindu festival, celebrated every year as a festival of colors.

It is celebrated every year in the month of Falgun (March) by the people of Hindu religion.

The festival is celebrated on a large scale and is such as craze that many foreigners visit India.

A day before the colourful holi, Holika Dahan takes place.

A bonfire is lit in the evening which signifies the triumph of good over evil.

There was a Holika, a devil sister of devil Hiranyakashyap who tried to burn Prahlad (son of her brother) in the big fire by taking him in her lap. Prahlad was a true devotee of God  who was saved from fire by the God.

Holika was burnt and changed to ashes.

Hindu people celebrate the victory of goodness over the devil power every year as a festival of holi.

It brings feeling of love and closeness among people.

Apply colourful gulal on the forehead to each other.

Children wait for this festival with lots of courage and happiness and starts collecting colourful colours, balloons, bucket, pitchakri, etc to play holi.

Lovers too long to apply colours on their beloved.

There is also a tradition of consuming the very intoxicating bhang on this day to further enhance the spirit of Holi.

It is said the spirit of Holi encourages the feeling of brotherhood in society and even the enemies turn friend on this day.

 

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