Many ancient fasts and festivals are celebrated in Hindu religion, out of which Holi is considered to be the oldest festival. This festival of happiness is associated with Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Shri Krishna and Lord Vishnu. On the day of Holi festival, Holi of colors is played with Gulal and Abir across the country and the festival of colors is celebrated with great enthusiasm. This sacred festival of colors is also considered the messenger of spring season. This festival is celebrated with many names and ways in different parts of the country. Among which Fagua, Dhulandi are the main ones. The special thing is that in Braj, the festival of Holi starts from Vasant Panchami and from the same day Holi is played with Gulal. Because this festival is celebrated in the month of Phalgun, it is also known as Phalguni.In Hindu religion, Holi is celebrated with great enthusiasm. This festival starts on the full moon day of Shukla Paksha of Phalgun month. Holi festival has been described in ancient manuscripts like Narada Purana and Bhavishya Purana and also in religious texts.

What is the story of Holika?

This festival is celebrated in the memory of devotee Prahlad. According to the story of Holika Dahan, in ancient times there was a king whose name was Hiranyakashyap. His son Prahlad was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu and was engrossed in the devotion of Lord Vishnu. Hiranyakashyap did not like this, so he tried to kill Prahlad in many ways. Ultimately he asked his sister Holika to enter the fire with Prahlad. Holika was the sister of Hiranyaksha and the warrior Hiranyakashyap and the aunt of Prahlad, Anuhlad, Sahlad and Hlad. Also, she was the daughter of Maharishi Kashyap and Diti. He was born at a holy place called Soron Shukarkshetra in Kasganj district. She had the boon that she would not burn in the fire. It is told in the mythological scriptures that Hiranyakashyapu’s sister Holika sat in the fire with devotee Prahlad in her lap. Then Lord Vishnu destroyed the conspiracy of Hiranyakashipu and destroyed Holika and the devotee Prahlad was saved by the grace of Shrihari. Since then Holika Dahan is organized on a large scale. The festival of Holi is celebrated with great enthusiasm. After which, to end the cruelty of Hiranyakashyap, Lord Vishnu took the incarnation of Narasimha and killed Hiranyakashyap. Since then, the practice of Holika Dahan started, and after the evils were eradicated in Holika fire, the practice of playing with colors started the next day to celebrate happiness.

Importance of Holi festival?

Just as Holi festival is considered the messenger of spring, similarly according to religious beliefs, this festival is celebrated as the victory of good over evil. On this day, everyone forgets their differences and applies color to each other, in which red color is considered very important. This is because red color is considered a symbol of love and harmony. Due to which mutual love and affection increases. According to religious beliefs, by burning Holika and worshiping Lord Shri Krishna, Shri Hari and all the Gods and Goddesses on the day of Holi, all the negative powers are destroyed and happiness and prosperity is achieved in life.

The gods celebrated this day as a festival to celebrate the blessing of Kamadeva’s wife Rati bringing her husband back to life and Shiva’s acceptance of Parvati’s marriage proposal. This day was the day of Phalgun Purnima. Based on this context, the victory of true love is celebrated by symbolically burning the spirit of lust. The festival of Holi is mainly celebrated during the spring season i.e. the spring harvest, which also symbolizes the end of winter. It happens. In Hindu mythology, it is believed that Holika Puja brings prosperity and wealth to everyone’s house. People believe that after performing Holika puja they can overcome all kinds of fears.

What does Holi teach?

The legend of Hiranyakashipu and Prahlad also points to the fact that extreme devotion to God pays off as God always takes His true devotee under His shelter. These all help people to follow a good conduct in their life and believe in the virtue of being truthful. Holi helps people to believe in the virtue of being true and honest and fight evil. Furthermore, Holi is celebrated at a time of the year when fields are in full bloom and people expect a good harvest. It gives a good reason for people to rejoice, enjoy and immerse themselves in the spirit of Holi.

What are the benefits of Holi colors?

Scientific reason for celebrating Holi?

In ancient times, Holi was played with sandalwood and gulal only, but with time it changed and in the present time, natural colors are also used, which have no effect on the skin and eyes. There are no side effects. Exposure to the vibrant colors of Holi can benefit our mind and body in many ways. Red and bright colors stimulate heartbeat and breathing. Yellow and blue colors have a calming effect on our senses and make us feel joy and happiness. Traditionally Holi colors are prepared from a mixture of natural colors like hibiscus flowers, henna leaves, saffron, sandalwood etc. . These natural colors are not only good for your skin, hair and eyes, they also clear away dead skin. Ingredients like this have been used in Ayurveda for years to make the skin glow.

The festival of Holi takes place in the spring season. Many types of bacteria increase in the air in this season. Since this is a season with mild winters and mild summers, we are also at risk of many types of viruses and bacterial diseases. While burning Holika the day before Holi spiritually symbolizes the burning of evil, it also has many other benefits. Due to the heat of fire, all types of bacteria present in the environment are destroyed.