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the fire (as Holika was booned by the God to never get killed by the fire). Holika did so but
unfortunately she died in the fire and Prahlad was saved by the Lord.
This myth had
originated the holi celebration.
People fully enjoy this day by playing colors, meeting and hugging each other, eating tasty
foods and other activities. People meet with their near and dear ones, friends, relatives,
neighbours and apply abeer to their forehead which shows their happiness to each other.
People welcome others at their door step with lots of eating things and colours. In this way,
they pass their whole day with lots of fun and joy.
HOLI ESSAY 5 (300 WORDS)
Holi is a most favourite festival of all as it brings lots of joy and happiness.
It is celebrated
every year by the people of Hindu religion as a very important festival. It falls in the start of
spring season generally in the month of March (or Falgun). Everyone wait for this festival
with lots of courage and special preparations of how to celebrate it.
There is a great story of Prahlad behind celebrating the holi. Once Prahlad (who was a great
devotee of God) was tried to be killed by his own father as he denied to worship his own
father in place of God. His aunt, Holika, sit in the fire by keeping
him in her lap on the
order of Prahlad‟s father but he was saved by the God as he was a true devote. And Holika
burnt in the fire even after she was booned by the God to never get harmed by the fire.
From that day, Hindu people start celebrating the festival of holi every year to remember
the triumph of goodness over badness.
A day before colourful holi, people burn a heap of woods and co-dung cakes in the night in
the myth of burning Holika to remember that day. Some people follow
the special ritual of
burning the waste of sarson ubtan massage of each family member in the Holika in the
myth that doing so would remove all the evil power from the house and the body and bring
happiness and positive power to the home.
In the next morning, people play with colours with their family members, relatives,
friends
and neighbours. Kids of the house enjoy this day by throwing colour filled balloons to each
other or using pitchakri. Everyone go to the doors of other to meet, hug and apply abeer to
the forehead showing their love and affection to each other. Special preparations are done
for this day like arrangements of sweets, chips, namkeen,
dahi bade, pani puri, papadi, etc.