07 Mar, 2023
By FactsWow Team
In the Hindu community, people of all ages and genders enthusiastically participate in the festival of colours. This festival of colours marks an end to the long winter season. In the Hindu calendar, Holi is celebrated on March 8, with Chhoti Holi on March 7 this year.
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This festival occurs during the Phalguna month during the full moon of spring. Holi, like Diwali, is about letting go of grudges and negative energies to begin anew.
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On this pious occasion, the smear of colour on each other and the mending of broken relationships is seen as a symbol of love blossoming.
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The festival of Holi is mostly observed by smearing dry and wet colours on each other. Water-filled balloons and water guns are also popular.
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Gujiya and bhang are also special Holi foods. It is believed that 'Rangwali Holi' will be preceded by a festival called 'Holika Dahan', in which people worship a demon named Holika and perform rituals around a bonfire.
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In an attempt to make everyone worship him, Hiranyakashipu tried to force Prahlada to worship him, but he could not convince him.
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The king began to torture Prahlada, tricking him into sitting on a pyre by Holika, Prahlada's aunt. Prahlada was then punished by his aunt Holika, who tricked the boy into sitting on a pyre so that he could worship the king.
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The festival is also associated with the legend of Lord Krishna, a manifestation of Lord Vishnu.
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As a commemoration of the divine love between Krishna and Radha, the festival is celebrated in India's Braj region until Rang Panchmi, where Krishna is believed to have grown up.
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During a playful conversation with his mother about Krishna's complexion, she told him that Radha would be fine with him the way he is and that he could even ask her to paint her face and any colour she desires.
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At this point, Radha and Krishna became one and became understood as being part of one another since the colour on Radha's face reflected on Radha's.
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While Vrindavan and Mathura's Holi celebrations are very popular, Barsana's Lathmar Holi celebrates the festival with women beating men with sticks a week before Holi.
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Holi is about spreading love and happiness, so everyone should be free to enjoy it in their way before splashing colour on one another.
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