1. Answer the following questions.
(a) Who was Prahlad?
(b) When is Holi celebrated?
(C) What do people do on Holi?
(d) What was his father?
(e) What do people do after midnight on Holi?
(f) What do the mothers prepare for their Children?
Answers
ᴀ. ᴘʀᴀʜʟᴀᴅᴀ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴋɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜɪʀᴀɴʏᴀᴋᴀsʜɪᴘᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴀʏᴀᴅʜᴜ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴠɪʀᴏᴄʜᴀɴᴀ. ʜᴇ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴀsʜʏᴀᴘᴀ ɢᴏᴛʀᴀ. ʜᴇ ɪs ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ sᴀɪɴᴛʟʏ ʙᴏʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴀɴᴀs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴘɪᴇᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʜᴀᴋᴛɪ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪsʜɴᴜ. ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴜsɪᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ, ʜɪʀᴀɴʏᴀᴋᴀsʜɪᴘᴜ, ʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴅᴇᴠᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ɢᴏᴅ ᴠɪsʜɴᴜ.
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ᴄ. ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴡ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀs ᴏɴ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ; ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜɪᴛ-ᴄʜᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ sʜᴀʀᴇ ʜᴏʟɪ ᴅᴇʟɪᴄᴀᴄɪᴇs ɪ.ᴇ. ғᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀɪɴᴋs. ʙʜᴀɴɢ ɪs ᴍɪxᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴅʀɪɴᴋs ᴀɴᴅ sᴡᴇᴇᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ.
ᴅ. ᴘʀᴀʜʟᴀᴅᴀ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴋɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜɪʀᴀɴʏᴀᴋᴀsʜɪᴘᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴀʏᴀᴅʜᴜ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴠɪʀᴏᴄʜᴀɴᴀ. ʜᴇ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴀsʜʏᴀᴘᴀ ɢᴏᴛʀᴀ. ʜᴇ ɪs ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ sᴀɪɴᴛʟʏ ʙᴏʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴀɴᴀs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴘɪᴇᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʜᴀᴋᴛɪ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪsʜɴᴜ.
ᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇsᴛɪᴠᴀʟ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴏʟɪ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɢᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀ ʙᴏɴғɪʀᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏɴғɪʀᴇ ɪs ʟɪᴛ ᴜᴘ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ 8 ᴘᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪᴅɴɪɢʜᴛ. ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɢᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ɪᴛ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ғᴏᴏᴅ ɪᴛᴇᴍs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs. ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʟɪᴋᴀ ʙᴏɴғɪʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɢᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏᴜs ʀɪᴛᴜᴀʟs.
ғ. sᴏ, ᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ, ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ sᴀғᴇ, ɪᴛ ɪs ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴜsᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴄ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀs. ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴛ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛs, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴜʀᴍᴇʀɪᴄ ᴏʀ ʀɪᴄᴇ ғʟᴏᴜʀ ᴅɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴇᴅɪʙʟᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ sᴀғᴇɢᴜᴀʀᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴀʀᴍ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍᴇᴅ.
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Answer:
1.)Prahlad was a king, the son of Hiranyakashipu and Kayadhu, and the father of Virochana. He belonged to the Kashyapa gotra. He is described as a saintly boy from the Puranas known for his piety and bhakti to Vishnu. Despite the abusive nature of his father, Hiranyakashipu, he continued his devotion towards God Vishnu.
2.)Holi is celebrated on the 28th of March.
3.)People visit family and friends to throw colors on each other; laugh and talk and then share Holi delicacies i.e. food and drinks. Bhang is mixed into drinks and sweets and consumed by many to enjoy the day.
4.)After midnight ,the colorful part of the festival begins
5.)Sweets