Happy holi day , happy holi 2020

HAPPY HOLI DAY, HAPPY HOLI 2020

HAPPY HOLI DAY - CELEBRATION OF HOLI, HISTORY, AND RITUALS

As we all know that Holi is widely celebrated in INDIA for a very long period. People of INDIA  love to celebrate the festival of Holi. Holi festival brings more fun to the life of people. In INDIA  people love to celebrate the festivals and Holi is one of the festivals.

INDIA usually has a minimum of one festival every month of the year this is why INDIA is called a NATION OF FESTIVALS. INDIA has many diversities of people living together and is also a secular nation. It is the only nation of its type. People of INDIA love to celebrate the chances of happiness together it is the reason why it has different types of festivals nearly every month.

Holi is the festival of colors. People on Holi throw colors on each other as a token of love considering that they are also getting colored in their lifestyles. People wait for this day eagerly. On the day of Holi people sends greetings and Holi love messages to their loved ones and relatives to show that they even remember them in their happy time also.

HISTORY OF HOLI DAY

Its origin lies with the story of “Holika and Prahalad”. Prahalad was the son of the demon king Hiranyakashyipu and Holika was the sister of Hiranyakashyipu. The king wanted his son to offer him prayers but Prahlad was a devotee of Lord Vishnu and refused to obey his father. Out of anger and rage, the king ordered his sister to sit in the fire with Prahlad in her lap so that Prahlad will be burnt to death as Holika was boon by Lord Brahma to be safe from fire. But it was Lord Vishnu’s blessings to Prahlad that he came out of the fire safely and untouched and Holika died.

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Apart from India, Holi is celebrated, also in Nepal and some other places of the world where the Hindu population lives. There is a historical significance to this festival. Long years ago, there was a king named “Hiranyakashyap”, whose son “Prahalad” was a great devotee of God. The king didn’t like his son to be a devotee of God. He instead, wanted his son to be a devotee of him. Very angry and annoyed with his son, the king tried burning him in the lap of his devil sister named “Holika”. She was boon by the God that she could not be killed by fire. As Prahalad was a true devotee of God, he was saved from the fire by God and the devil sister of the king “Holika” was burnt and killed, unfortunately. From then, the Hindus started celebrating “Holi” as a victory of the good over the evil every year. Holika Dahan is done in the memory of the same every year one day before the Holi celebration. During Holika Dhahan we burn sticks and woods at a defined place and remember the historical story behind it. On the next morning of Holika Dahan, Holi is celebrated.

RITUALS OF HOLI DAY

Holi is an ancient and traditional festival of India and people follow all the rituals of this festival every year with full enthusiasm and care.

Holi Preparations:

Holi preparations get a start so many days before the festival and people start collecting pieces of wood for the lightning of bonfire called ‘Holika Dahan’.

Holika Dahan celebrations:

Holika Dahan takes place on the eve of Holi and there is a mythological story of Prahlad, king Hiranyakashyap and Holika behind the lightning of this bonfire. This celebration symbolizes the victory of good over evil.

Day of colors:

The next day of Holika Dahan is the main day of the Holi festival. This day is called 'Dhulaandi'. This day is for enjoyment and people used to play with colors on this day. They throw colors and colorful water at each other and enjoy the festivities to the fullest. Color water is thrown using the atomizer. It is not a tradition to worship on this day.

The tradition of playing colors is more popular in the northern part of India and there is no comparison to Holi celebrations in Vrindavan and Mathura.

Dancing on the beat of dholak and singing Bollywood Holi songs is also a tradition. It enhances the fun of the festival.

Gunjhiya, Malpuaa, and Mathri are some of the traditional Holi recipes and people like to eat all these things on the day of Holi. Cooling and drinking cannabis is also a tradition on this Holi. Cannabis helps to enhance the fun of the festival but it should be taken in limited quantities.

After enjoying the whole day, people go to visit their friends and relatives in the evening and exchange sweets with them. Various cultural organizations organize special Holi to increase unity and harmony in the society.

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