Shina Utavani

Significance: Many years ago, there lived a demon king named Hiranyakshayap. He was very powerful and considered himself a God. He wanted everybody to worship him. He had a son named Prahlad. His son worshiped Lord Vishnu and was a great follower of Vishnu. The king was very disturbed as his own son was not worshiping him. To get rid of his son, Hiranyakshayap asked his sister Holika to enter a blazing fire with Prahlad in her lap. She had a boon to never get burnt by fire. Prahlad in the fire chanted Lord Vishnu's name and prayed with utmost devotion. In the end, Prahlad was saved from the fire because of his extreme devotion. Holika was burned in the fire despite her boon because of her evil desire. The tradition of ‘HolikaDahan’ comes from this story. So, Holi is celebrated to cherish victory of good over evil. First Day: Holi The first day of the festival is celebrated as ‘HolikaDahan’. Bonfires of dried cow dung are lit by people in memory of the miraculous escape of Prahlad from the fire. People follow rituals of reciting various prayers around the bonfire and offering traditional sweets to the fire. Next-Day:Dhuleti The next day is called Dhuleti. People visit homes of relatives, friends, neighbours and play Holi with them. It is the festival of colours. People celebrate it by applying numerous colours on each other. People also play with water along with colours. On this day, people also drink a special drink which is called ‘Thandai’. Moral:The story signifies the victory of good over evil.

This is a story of dhuleti, holi, holika and Prahlad.

Holi

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