Holi - A Festival Of Joy And Excitements

Holi festival in India is a festival of joy & excitements. It is totally enjoyable festival all the day with colors and vermilion. There are number of stories about this festival from that point this festival started. As for my knowledge Prahlad, who was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu, was force to sit in fire with his Auntie Holika( His Father’s sister) . Holika had the boon that there wouldn’t any effect of fire on her. He was forced to sit in fire by his father who assumed himself as god & hate Lord Vishnu. But by the grace of Lord Vishnu, Holika burnt in the instead of Prahlad. Here it was the firm believes of Prahlad in the Almighty that saved him from fire. That is why even today everywhere Holika dahan is celebrated in the memory of Prahalad and his devotedness

Another story is about Lord Hanuman. In our hindu Indian culture, every married women supposed to mark her forehead with vermilion. It is said that this helps to keep their husband long life and healthy. Once Lord Hanuman also asked Goddess Sita about this. Goddess Sita replied him that by doing this Lord Rama would get a long and healthy life. In order to keep his Lord long life Hanuman plunged himself in vermilion. From that day onwards people start to celebrate this festival.

As it was a national holiday here. I have also celebrated with my family and friends with lot of colors and different types foods and drinks ;). Unlike previous year, I took precaution about my drinks and enjoyed myself.