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Indian Hol A Traditional Festival Celebrated throughout India

This spring season, let's celebrate Holi with more joy, love, and colors of life. This is one of the most traditional and cultural festivals in India.

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Indian Hol A Traditional Festival Celebrated throughout India

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  1. Indian Holi: A Traditional Festival Celebrated throughout India The festival of Holi is celebrated all over India, but it is most popular in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Holi is a Hindu festival that marks end of winter and the beginning of spring, and it also celebrates Krishna, who was a Hindu god. The festival lasts for two days, with the first day being called Dhuleti (or Dhulandi) and the second day being called Choti or Chota Dhuleti. On eve of Holi, people prepare themselves by putting on new clothes and smearing their bodies with colours to welcome Krishna, who will be visiting them on this day. Indian Holi starts when people throw coloured powder and playfully chase one another around. Significance of Holi in India Holi in India has a great mythological significance. The fable of Prahlad and Hiranyakshyap is the most famous. According to mythology, once there lived a devilish

  2. and powerful monarch named Hiranyakshyap, who regarded himself as a god and demanded everyone to worship him. Prahlad, his son, began to worship Lord Vishnu, much to his chagrin. Hiranyakshyap urged his sister, Holika, to enter a burning fire with Prahlad in her lap because she was blessed with a power that enabled her to enter fire undamaged, to get rid of his kid. According to legend, Prahlad was saved because of his unwavering devotion to the Lord, whereas Holika paid the price for her dark ambition. This mythology is mainly responsible for the ritual of burning Holika, also known as the ‘Holika Dahan.’

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