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Holi

Holi. March 17, 2014. Holi - Festival of Colors. Begins when winter ends and spring begins (last full moon of lunar month. Holi - Festival of Colors. Begins when winter ends and spring begins (last full moon of lunar month) Oldest Hindu Festival (circa 1755). Holi - Festival of Colors.

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Holi

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  1. Holi March 17, 2014

  2. Holi- Festival of Colors • Begins when winter ends and spring begins (last full moon of lunar month

  3. Holi- Festival of Colors • Begins when winter ends and spring begins (last full moon of lunar month) • Oldest Hindu Festival (circa 1755)

  4. Holi- Festival of Colors • Begins when winter ends and spring begins (last full moon of lunar month) • Oldest Hindu Festival (circa 1755) • First Hindu festival of the year

  5. Holi- Festival of Colors • Begins when winter ends and spring begins (last full moon of lunar month) • Oldest Hindu Festival (circa 1755) • First Hindu festival of the year • Celebration of good wins over evil

  6. Holi- Festival of Colors • Begins when winter ends and spring begins (last full moon of lunar month) • Oldest Hindu Festival (circa 1755) • First Hindu festival of the year • Celebration of good wins over evil • Eliminates social class for a short period of time

  7. Holi- Festival of Colors • Begins when winter ends and spring begins (last full moon of lunar month) • Oldest Hindu Festival (circa 1755) • First Hindu festival of the year • Celebration of good wins over evil • Eliminates social class for a short period of time • Brings Hindus together in celebration

  8. Holi- Festival of Colors • Begins when winter ends and spring begins (last full moon of lunar month) • Oldest Hindu Festival (circa 1755) • First Hindu festival of the year • Celebration of good wins over evil • Eliminates social class for a short period of time • Brings Hindus together in celebration • Dhuliin Sanskrit

  9. Holi- Festival of Colors • Begins when winter ends and spring begins (last full moon of lunar month) • Oldest Hindu Festival (circa 1755) • First Hindu festival of the year • Celebration of good wins over evil • Eliminates social class for a short period of time • Brings Hindus together in celebration • Dhuliin Sanskrit • Lasts for two days

  10. Holi- Festival of Colors • Begins when winter ends and spring begins (last full moon of lunar month) • Oldest Hindu Festival (circa 1755) • First Hindu festival of the year • Celebration of good wins over evil • Eliminates social class for a short period of time • Brings Hindus together in celebration • Dhuliin Sanskrit • Lasts for two days • No one expects polite behavior

  11. Holi • Begins the night of the last full moon with a huge bonfire known as Holika • Bonfire symbolizes the escape of Prahalad

  12. The Legend of Prahalad and Holika This is the main Holi legend. Holika was a female demon, and the sister of Hiranyakashyap, the demon king. Hiranyakashyap considered himself ruler of the Universe, and higher than all the gods.Prahalad was the king's son. His father hated him because Prahalad was a faithful devotee of the god Vishnu. One day the king asked him "Who is the greatest, God or I?“"God is," said the son, "you are only a king."The king was furious and decided to murder his son.But the king's attempts at murder didn't work too well. Prahalad survived being thrown over a cliff, being trampled by elephants, bitten by snakes, and attacked by soldiers.So the king asked his sister, Holika, to kill the boy.Holika seized Prahalad and sat in the middle of a fire with the boy on her lap.Holika had been given a magic power by the gods that made her immune to fire, so she thought this was a pretty good plan, and Prahalad would burn to death while she remained cool.But it's never wise to take gods' gifts for granted! Because Holika was using her gift to do something evil, her power vanished and she was burned to ashes. Prahalad stayed true to his God, Vishnu, and sat praying in the lap of his demon aunt. Vishnu protected him, and Prahalad survived.Shortly afterwards, Vishnu killed King Hiranyakashyap and Prahad ruled as a wise king in his father's place. MoralThe moral of the story is that good always wins over evil, and those who seek to torment the faithful will be destroyed.To celebrate the story, large bonfires are burned during Holi. In many parts of India, a dummy of Holika is burned on the fire.

  13. Holi – The Festival of Colors • The colors are called “gulal” • Made from the flowers of the “tesu” or “palash” tree

  14. Holi – The Festival of Colors • The colors are called “gulal” • Made from the flowers of the “tesu” or “palash” tree

  15. Gulal - Colors • The colors are made by drying out the flowers, picked from the trees, on mats in the sun • The dried flowers are ground into powders • Natural Colors – not harmful to celebrants • Synthetic colors- can cause blindness from scratching the cornea of the eye

  16. Splashing of Colors • Used bamboo shoots to spray others with colored water • Water balloons filled with colored water • Syringe type water guns

  17. Holi Festival Pictures

  18. Holi Festival Pictures

  19. Color Meanings • White = peace (color for mourning) • Black – ugly, evil, darkness • Red – love, beauty, marriage • Yellow – sunshine, happiness • Blue – calmness, thinker, powerful • Green – energetic, vitality • Pink – feminine, friendly

  20. Holi Video

  21. Bonfire • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8pMaH1WnuE

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