Holi

HOLI

The story of Holi

Holi is a festival of colors. It is celebrated by the whole country and other neighboring countries too. It is celebrated to mark the end of “HOLIKA”, who was the sister of another evil man Hiriyanakashyapa who was the father of Prahalad who was a big devotee of Lord Vishnu. His father was a king and he never allowed Prahalad to pray and instead asked him to be his devotee. He tried to kill his son many ways like the following:-

1. He kept his son in a locked room where lots of snakes were kept but as he was a devotee of Vishnu snakes did not even touched him.

2. He kept him with many bad people so that he can die but again he was saved.

3. He kept him with  Holika who was immortal even if she sits on a fire but nothing happened to Prahalada but Holika was burnt.

Hiriyana kashyapa said that God is nowhere. He also had a promise that he can never die in night or in the morning , no man or woman could kill him. Not in the house or outside the house. Suddenly a man came out from a pillar who was a lion, a man. Its name was NARSINGHE. He took him to the gate and afraid of being killed he said that I cannot be killed in the house or outside the house. Then it said that this is a gate which not in the house or outside the house. He then was killed. This is the reason why people celebrate Holi.

People of all ages play Holi. . Children enjoy this the most and start playing it one week ago. Children play with pichkaris, throw water balloons on each other, and throw water on each other. Holi is one of the brightest and enjoying festival.

 

So play Holi and enjoy it