HOLI FESTIVAL
Introduction :-
The Holi Festival gives the color of joy to everyone’s home and to the streets. People celebrate Holi as a festival of love and color. The festival develops love among the people and enjoys the whole day of Holi by playing colors, dancing, and singing. It is a traditional Hindu festival that is now celebrated in India and many other countries. People are looking forward to this day with tremendous anticipation. The people of India who celebrate this festival for many generations and the specialty and modernity of this festival are increasing day by day.
Histroy Of Holi Festival :- Holi festival is celebrated to mark the victory of truth over evil, the victory of Prahlad over cruel King Hiranyakashyap. Prahlad was a devotee of God. His father, Cruel King Hiranyakashyap did not faith in God but believed in his own powers. King Hiranyakashyapa failed to deviate from his son’s devotion to God and decided to kill him by burning him alive. Hiranyakashyap’s sister, Holika, had a God-gifted boon that she would not be burnt in the fire. Holika sat with Prahlad in the blazing fire. But Holika herself was burnt and Prahlad survived unhurt. This incident is observed at night before Holi by burning of wood.
Halika Dahan :- During the day, woman folk worship a stack of wooden logs called Holi. Holi is lit in holy ways on the full moon night. The green ears of barley and gram are heated in the fire and distributed among friends and relatives. New friendships are initiated and old enmities are forgotten.Even today, everyone burns a stack of wood and cow dunk in the night and burn Holika.After Holika Dahan, when the flames intensify, the wood symbolizing Prahlad is taken out of the fire. Thus, it’s shown that good always triumphs over evil.
Celebration :- The next day everyone plays Holi by rubbing colors on each other’s faces. People dress up in white clothes and play Holi with colors, water balloons, and water guns. They dance throughout the day and enjoy a special drink called “Thandai”.Children throw colored water on each other while the elder people apply ‘gular’ or ‘abir’. People celebrate Holi by applying colors and hugging each other and forgot all the bitter emotions between them.On this happy day, people eat delicious food like Gujiya, Papad, Halwa, Non-veg, and drink Thandai, cold drink with other food items.
Conclusion :-People spend this festival with great pleasure with their friends, family and relatives. Holi is a festival which is celebrated with great pomp all over the world. It
not only gives the message of brotherhood but also inspires us to be together.People give the example of this festival and tell the victory of good over evil.
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