essay on holi 150 words
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Holi is a festival which does not involve many rituals. It is a two day festival which begins during the evening time on the full moon day in Phalgun month according to the Hindu calender. The first day is called ‘Chhoti Holi.’ On this day, people burn the effigy of Holika or their old belongings in the fire during the evening and relish on good food during dinner time. This ritual is known as ‘Holika Dahan.’ The next day, actual ‘Holi’ festival starts.
The festival day starts with cooking of several delicacies. People apply gulal and water colours on each other. The best part about this day is that everyone chooses to shed his shyness and enjoy the festival with others. They hug each other and wish ‘Happy Holi.’
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Holi' is one of the greatest festival of Hindus. It is a festival of colours. This festival falls on a full moon day in Phalgun Month of Hindu Calender.
The story behind the Holi festival is that there was a king named Hiranya kashyap, he had a son, Prahlad, a holy spirit and highly devoted to God but Prahlad's devotion enraged Hiranya kashyap and he planned to kill his own son. He asked her sister Holika, who was immune to fire, to sit in fire taking Prahlad in her lap. Fortunately Prahlad, who was blessed by Lord, was saved and Holika was burnt to ashes.
It is also a festival of love and unity and celebrates the triumph of good over evil. The festival is celebrated with lot of pomp in north India. After a fun filled and exciting day, the evenings are spent in sobriety when people meet friends and relatives and exchange sweets and festive greetings.