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    Hindu Religion: History of Holi

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    Holi is a Hindu festival celebrated in India to celebrate the victory of good over evil. It commemorates the story of Prahlad and Holika, where Holika was burned in a fire but Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu, was saved. The day before Holi people conduct the Holika Dahan ritual, where they burn large piles of wood to symbolize the burning of Holika. On Holi people wear white clothes and play with colored powders and water, splashing the colors on each other, dancing and celebrating the festival of colors. Holi spreads love, brotherhood and removes negativity.

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    Holi is a Hindu festival celebrated in India to celebrate the victory of good over evil. It commemorates the story of Prahlad and Holika, where Holika was burned in a fire but Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu, was saved. The day before Holi people conduct the Holika Dahan ritual, where they burn large piles of wood to symbolize the burning of Holika. On Holi people wear white clothes and play with colored powders and water, splashing the colors on each other, dancing and celebrating the festival of colors. Holi spreads love, brotherhood and removes negativity.

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    Holi is a Hindu festival celebrated in India to celebrate the victory of good over evil. It commemorates the story of Prahlad and Holika, where Holika was burned in a fire but Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu, was saved. The day before Holi people conduct the Holika Dahan ritual, where they burn large piles of wood to symbolize the burning of Holika. On Holi people wear white clothes and play with colored powders and water, splashing the colors on each other, dancing and celebrating the festival of colors. Holi spreads love, brotherhood and removes negativity.

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    Holi is a Hindu festival celebrated in India to celebrate the victory of good over evil. It commemorates the story of Prahlad and Holika, where Holika was burned in a fire but Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu, was saved. The day before Holi people conduct the Holika Dahan ritual, where they burn large piles of wood to symbolize the burning of Holika. On Holi people wear white clothes and play with colored powders and water, splashing the colors on each other, dancing and celebrating the festival of colors. Holi spreads love, brotherhood and removes negativity.

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    HOLI

    Holi is about celebrating happiness with friends and family. People


    forget their troubles and indulge in this festival to celebrate
    brotherhood. In other words, we forget our enmities and get into the
    festival spirit. Holi is called the festival of colours because people play
    with colours and apply them to each other’s faces to get coloured in the
    essence of the festival.

    History of Holi

    The Hindu religion believes there was a devil king named


    Hiranyakashyap long ago. He had a son named Prahlad and a sister
    called Holika. It is believed that the devil king had blessings of Lord
    Brahma. This blessing meant no man, animal or weapon could kill him.
    This blessing turned into a curse for him as he became very arrogant.
    He ordered his kingdom to worship him instead of God, not sparing his
    own son.

    Following this, all the people began worshipping him except for his son,
    Prahlad. Prahlad refused to worship his father instead of God as he was
    a true believer of Lord Vishnu. Upon seeing his disobedience, the devil
    king planned with his sister to kill Prahlad. He made her sit in the fire
    with his son on the lap, where Holika got burned and Prahlad came out
    safe. This indicated he was protected by his Lord because of his
    devotion. Thus, people started celebrating Holi as the victory of good
    over evil.

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    The Celebration of Holi


    People celebrate Holi with utmost fervour and enthusiasm, especially in
    North India. One day before Holi, people conduct a ritual called ‘Holika
    Dahan’. In this ritual, people pile heaps of wood in public areas to burn.
    It symbolizes the burning of evil powers revising the story of Holika
    and King Hiranyakashyap. Furthermore, they gather around the Holika
    to seek blessings and offer their devotion to God.

    The next day is probably the most colourful day in India. People get up
    in the morning and offer pooja to God. Then, they dress up in white
    clothes and play with colours. They splash water on one another.
    Children run around splashing water colours using water guns.
    Similarly, even the adults become children on this day. They rub colour
    on each other’s faces and immerse themselves in water.

    In the evening, they bathe and dress up nicely to visit their friends and
    family. They dance throughout the day and drink a special drink called
    the ‘bhaang’. People of all ages relish holi’s special delicacy ‘gujiya’
    ardently.

    In short, Holi spreads love and brotherhood. It brings harmony and


    happiness in the country. Holi symbolizes the triumph of good over
    evil. This colourful festival unites people and removes all sorts of
    negativity from life.

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