Indian Festivals, Holi

Holi

Holi is the festival of colors. It marks the coming of spring. It is celebrated in the month of phalgun. it occurs on the day of full moon.

  This festival is of 2 days. The importance of the 1 day is-long time ago there was one cruel king Hiranyakashypu, he wanted everybody to worship him instead of god.  But Prahlad followed Vishnu. He planned to kill prahlad.  He thought that Holika would sit with him in the bonfire because Holika could not be harmed by fire by virtue of a boon from GOD.But the opposite happened-Holika died and prahlad came out without getting burnt. The triumph of prahlad represents victory of good over evil.  

     In North India on the eve of holy bonfire are lit. They enjoy by singing and dancing. The next day they enjoy with gulal. Some people enjoy this with gulal ,water, water balloons, bucket of water, water guns and harmful colors.

it is a very joyful festival.

 ISHITA RASTOGI

 VI-E

BAL BAHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL

Brij Vihar, Ghaziabad