Sunday, March 28, 2021

HOLI - (Historical Significance of Holi)


 
  May your life be filled with happiness and may you be successful in whatever you do. Wish you a very Happy Holi.
 

Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates spring, love, and new life. Holi is festival of colours and fun. Though celebration of Holi festival has religious significance, this festival brings people together and helps them forget the bitterness in relationships and improve the bonds. Holi festival is not only celebrated by Hindus but also by the people of other religions. Holi is more a time for fun. It's a colourful festival, with dancing, singing and throwing of powder paint and coloured water. Holi is also known as the "festival of colours".


Holi is the time to develop understanding and love for each other. Here, is a platform for you all to renew your friendship and to express heartiest love by scribbling a beautiful Holi message for loved ones. Holi is an ancient festival of India and was originally known as 'Holika'.


Holi is The Festival of Colors because there are colorful sights all around in this season. Beautiful flowers of different colors bloom all around. In the olden days, people were playing Holi is with flowers and natural colors. It is an ancient Hindu festival and has now gained popularity between non-Hindu groups of India and almost the whole world. Hence, Holi is known to be a celebration of spring, colors, and love.


Historical Significance of Holi
The origin of Holi is believed to be before the birth of Christ. Legend goes that Lord Vishnu had assassinated the younger brother of the demon lord, Hiranyakashipu. Apart from avenging his brother’s death, the demon king had the ulterior motive of ruling the heaven, the earth, and the underworld by defeating Vishnu. Powered by a boon granted to him, Hiranyakashipu thought he had become invincible. Holi is celebrated in the honor of the Hindu God Vishnu and his follower Prahlada.


King Hiranyakashipu ruled over demonic Asuras and he earned a blessing that gave him five powers. King Hiranyakashipu could neither be destroyed by a human nor an animal, neither indoors nor outdoors, neither during the day nor during the night, neither by an arrow nor a sword and neither on land nor on water or air. Hiranyakashipu became invincible and arrogant and wanted people to worship only him. On his orders, his whole state started praying him, dismissing the gods. But Hiranyakashipu’s own son Prahlada defied him and worshipped Vishnu. This stirred him up and he gave his son cruel punishments. 
None of this affected Prahlada or made him change his decision. Devastated by his rebellion, his aunt Holika tricked him to sit with her on fire. Holika covered herself with a cloak which would protect her. However, the fire roared, and the cloak flew and covered Prahalad. The fire killed Holika. Lord Vishnu could bear this injustice anymore and then he appeared and took the form of Narasimha i.e. half human and half lion. He took Hiranyakashipu on his lap and killed the king with his lion claws at a doorstep during dusk. Hence, the Holika Dahan is a symbolic reminder of the victory of the good over evil, of Prahlada over his evil father. Even today, the story of Holika is re-enacted by actors on Holi. Bonfires across the country are lit up to celebrate the burning away of the evil spirits.


The celebration starts a night before Holi, where people get together for a bonfire to perform a ritual called Holika Dahan and pray that the fire destroys all their internal evil just how it destroyed Holika. The word ‘Holi’ comes from the word "Holika" who was the evil sister of the monstrous King. The triumph of good over evil is a tried and tested theme resurfacing in early scriptures time and again. Holi is one such festival with the prime theme of good beating away evil.


Story of Radha and Krishan: 
The legend of Radha and Krishna is closely linked with this tradition of colors on Holi. Young Krishna, who had a dark complexion was jealous of his beloved Radha's extremely fair skin. In a mischievous mood, he applied color on Radha's face. 
 

Following this ancient legend, lovers till date long to color their beloved as an expression of love. Lord Krishna is also associated with play with colors as the Lord started the tradition of play with colours by applying colour on his beloved Radha and other gopis. Gradually, the play gained popularity with the people and became a tradition. The most popular stories of Holi origin relates to 'Holika Dahan' and Legend of Radha-Krishan.
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Safe Holi: Celebrate Holi with eco-friendly and skin-friendly color and Avoid colors having mix harmful chemicals. Remember colors with mixed harmful chemicals appear brighter and mix faster with water. They are harsh enough to cause allergic reactions, if not taken care of properly. One must try and make natural colors from flowers like marigold and kitchen ingredients like sandalwood and turmeric. can apply a thick layer of coconut oil as it won’t just hydrate your body but will help colors wash away faster. 
 

Keep drinking water, glucose, juices, anything that will help you re-energizing yourself. Wear shades, it will not only protect you from the sun, but it can also prevent the colors from going anywhere near your eyes and causing inflammation. Wear old clothes and cover your body as much as you can. It includes covering cover your arms, legs, and even your face. Respect everyone around you when it comes to playing with colors, or throwing water balloons.
 

Holi is the festival of colors. I wish with all my heart that it brings more colors to your life. Wishing you and your family a fabulous Holi. Happy Holi!                 😊🎇🎆🎈🎉🎊🎋🎋🎊🎈🎈🎆🎇🎇😊


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