Holi the festival of colors
Holi is the festival of togetherness, joy, and most importantly victory of good over evil. The saga of Holi celebration goes on for two days. On the first evening, which is called and celebrated as Holika Dahan. The second day, and the most joyful day of festival is Holi.
Holika Dahan:-
Holika Dhan is celebrated the night before the start of Holi. The story begins with Hiranyakashyap and his son Prahlad. Hiranyakashyap conquered the whole earth. He became so proud that he ordered everyone in his kingdom to worship only him. But he was very disappointed when his son Prahlad refused to follow his order because he worship lord vishnu.
Enraged by his son's apparent refusal, Hiranyakashipu sentenced Prahlad to death and made several attempts to kill him, but all failed. From the bites of poisonous snakes, from being trampled by elephants, Prahlad always remained free from any trouble.
Finally, Hiranyakashyap turned to his demonic sister Holika for help. She had a cloak, by wearing which the effect of fire becomes zero. So Hiranyakashipu asked Holika to burn Prahlad to death. Holika sat on a pyre and feigning friendship took the young Prahlad in her arms. Then in a hasty betrayal, he ordered his attendants to light the pyre. Prahlad kept on chanting the name of Lord Vishnu as a result, Holika's cloak fell off and covered Prahlad. The flames did not burn Prahlad, while Holika was burnt to death with her evil plot. Thus, Holi Dahan gets its name from Holika Dahan.
Holi:-
Holi also has a significant connection with the divine relationship between Lord Krishna and Radha. It is believed that Krishna had a complaint about his dark complexion while Radha was so fair. In a playful way, his mother, Mata Yashoda suggested Krishna to smear Radha’s face with any colour he wants. So, from that day on, Holi has been celebrated joyfully as the day of colours. Holi is Vrindavan, Mathura, and Braj is popular worldwide for its devoted connection with the divine deities and their love.
