Holi- the festival of colors..

Story of Holi Festival:

Legend has it that there was a demon king by the name of Hirnakashyip who ruled Earth. He got so carried away by his mighty powers that he started thinking of himself as a superior being to Lord Vishnu. He had announced in his kingdom that he will not allow anyone worship Lord Vishnu and any found in violation of this rule would be prosecuted. Rebellion to this rule was born closer inside home and took the king by surprise. It was his son, Prahlad who openly defied the order of his father and continued worshiping Lord Vishnu. Infuriated by the defiance put across by his son, Hirnakashyip ordered his soldiers to throw his son down a hill. Not deterred by this, Bhakta Prahlad continued his devotion towards Lord Vishnu and rewarding him for his devotion Lord Vishnu rescued the boy from the evil hands of his fathers and saved his life.

Hirnakashyip got very irritated and angry at Lord Vishnu's intervention and summoned his sister Holika to eliminate his son who had a boon that she could walk through a fire unharmed. Holika entered fire with Bhakta Prahlad in order to finish him off inside the fire. However, Holika was the one who got burnt in the process as the boon was for her to enter the fire alone and Bhakta Prahlad was saved by Lord Vishnu once again. Holi derived from Holika is therefore celebrated with lot of jubilation to symbolise this victory of good over evil.

 

Celebaration:

Holi has stood for a day when the good conquers the bad and is celebrated with lot of excitement. People embrace each other and smear color on the faces of each other, and thereby crossing all the man-made barriers like caste and religion.

 

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