Write the story of holi...?
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There are two popular reasons behind Holi -
1. The word "Holi" originates from "Holika", the evil sister of demon king Hiranyakashipu. King Hiranyakashipu had earned a boon that made him virtually indestructible. The special powers blinded him, he grew arrogant, thought he was God, and demanded that everyone worship only him. Hiranyakashipu's own son, Prahlada however, disagreed.
He was and remained devoted to Vishnu. This infuriated Hiranyakashipu. He subjected Prahlada to cruel punishments, none of which affected the boy or his resolve to do what he thought was right. Finally, Holika - Prahlada's evil aunt - tricked him into sitting on a pyre with her.
Holika was wearing a cloak (shawl) that made her immune to injury from fire, while Prahlada was not. As the fire roared, the cloak flew from Holika and encased Prahlada. Holika burned, Prahlada survived. Vishnu appeared and killed Hiranyakashipu.
The bonfire is a reminder of the symbolic victory of good over evil, of Prahlada over Hiranyakashipu, of fire that burned Holika. The day after Holika bonfire is celebrated as Holi.
2. Indians celebrate Holi to say goodbye to winter and welcome the season of spring, which brings growth and happiness.
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HOLI
The word "holi" literally means "burning", and one of the most popular legends is the story of Hiranyakashyap, Prahlad and Holika.
There was once a demon king called Hiranyakashyap, who believed that he was more powerful than the gods. He wanted everyone to worship him.
His son, Prahlad, did not worship his father. Instead, he worshipped the god Vishnu. This made Hiranyakashyap so angry that he decided to murder his son. He tried all sorts of methods. Prahlad was attacked by soldiers, thrown over a cliff and into a well, trampled by an elephant, starved and bitten by poisonous snakes, but each time the god Vishnu saved him.
Finally, in desperation, Hiranyakashyap asked his demon sister, Holika, to kill Prahlad. Holika could not be hurt by fire, so she decided to use this magic power to murder the boy. She pulled him onto her lap and then sat in the middle of a bonfire, thinking that he would burn to death while she remained safe.
But the gods didn't like her evil intentions and took away her magic power! Prahlad sat in the fire and prayed to Vishnu, who saved him while the wicked Holika was burned away.
When the wicked Hiranyakashyap died shortly afterwards, Prahlad became king in his place and ruled wisely and fairly. And the moral of the story is that good always beats evil!
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