According to the Hindu calendar, Holi, the festival of colors, is celebrated every year on the full moon date of Phalgun month and people come together and play with colors. This festival is mainly celebrated during the spring season i.e. at the time of harvest which marks the end of winter.  .  This festival creates an atmosphere of joy and happiness for two days. Hiranyakshipu’s sister Holika was blessed with the boon that she could not be destroyed in fire.  Hiranyakashipu ordered that Holika sit in the fire with Prahlad in her lap.  Holika got burnt while sitting in the fire, but Prahlad was saved.  Holi is lit on this day in the memory of God devotee Prahlad.

In this, a bonfire is lit and a prayer is made to destroy the evils. According to tradition, when people circumambulate the burning Holika, the heat emanating from the Holika destroys the bacteria present in the body and the surrounding environment.  And thus it cleans the body and the environment. The way Holi is celebrated in South India, it encourages good health.  After Holika Dahan, people in this region apply the ashes of Holika’s extinguished fire on their forehead as Vibhuti and for good health they consume it mixed with sandalwood and green shoots and the bark of mango tree. On the day of Holika, Holika  There is a rule to worship fire before burning it.  Worshiping Agnidev and receiving blessings from him leads to good health and longevity.  According to the Puranas, one of the unique forms of Lord Vishnu is that of Agnidev.  Therefore, fire worship has great importance on this day. It is believed that the flames of Holika Dahan are very beneficial for our body and mind.  It is believed that this removes many physical problems and destroys evils.  The fire of Holika Dahan destroys negativity and scientifically, its flames destroy many germs present in the environment.

As important as Holika is from religious point of view, the ashes remaining after burning are also said to have equal importance.  The ashes of Holika Dahan can remove the troubles in life.  Along with this, it can also make a person rich in wealth.  With Holika Dahan, it is believed that the influence of negative powers also reduces in life.

How to worship Holika?

After saluting the fire of Holika Dahan, pour water on the ground.  After this, add wheat ears, cowdung cakes and black sesame seeds to the fire.  Then circumambulate the fire three times. Those children should look after chilli, black sesame, red chilli, black urad and burn these things in Holika Dahan.  Many children face many skin related problems.  They should apply turmeric and gram flour paste, take out this paste and put it in Holika at the time of Holika Dahan.  Due to which all these evils and eye defects are removed.The ritual of Holika Dahan should be performed with full rituals and camphor, coconut along with green gram are also offered in the Holika fire.  By doing this, the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi remain intact and there is good progress in job and business.  It also has a positive effect on the children of the house.

There is a tradition of celebrating happiness by playing with colors on the next day of Holika Dahan.  The main purpose of this festival is to celebrate the victory of good over evil.

Aries: Playing Holi with red color will be beneficial for you.  The lord of Aries is Mars and the enemy of Mars is considered to be Saturn.  Therefore, Aries people should stay away from black and blue colors while playing Holi.

Taurus: The lord of Taurus is Venus and Venus is a bright planet.  Therefore, people of Taurus zodiac sign should play Holi with white color. White color will fill your heart and mind with happiness.

Gemini: Mercury is considered to be the lord of Gemini, hence the people of Mercury should play Holi with green colour.

Cancer: The lord of Cancer is Moon, which is also considered a symbol of water.  People with Cancer zodiac sign should use maximum water while playing Holi.

Leo: The lord of Leo zodiac is Sun and to get the energy of Sun, people of Leo zodiac should play Holi with colors like red, pink, orange.  People of Leo zodiac sign should stay away from black and blue colors.

Virgo: The lord of Virgo is Mercury.  Playing Holi with green color will also be beneficial for Virgo people.

Libra: The lord of Libra is Venus.  People of Libra zodiac sign should play Holi after using Safeda.

Scorpio: The lord of Scorpio is Mars.  Playing Holi with red color will be beneficial for people of Mars zodiac sign.

Sagittarius: The lord of Sagittarius is Jupiter.  It will be beneficial for Sagittarius people to play Holi with yellow color and saffron color.

Capricorn: The lord of Capricorn is Saturn.  To please Shanidev, it will be beneficial for Capricorn people to play Holi with black and blue colors.

Aquarius: The lord of Aquarius is Shanidev.  It will be beneficial for Aquarius people to play Holi with black color.

Pisces: The lord of Pisces is Jupiter.  It will be beneficial for Pisces people to play Holi with yellow color along with natural colors.