Essay on Holi
Holi is one of the most important festivals of the Hindu
religion and it is celebrated all over India. It is widely known as the
festival of colors all over the world. Every year in the month of March it is
celebrated with passion and enthusiasm. Everyone who celebrates eagerly waits
for this festival and enjoys it a lot. In this festival, people love to play
with colors and have too many delicious. Holi is all about celebrating
happiness and brotherhood. People forget their troubles and enjoy this festival
to celebrate brotherhood. We can also say that this festival teaches us to
forget our enmities and get into the festival spirit. Holi is known as the festival
of colours because people play with colours and put them to each other’s faces
to get coloured in the core of the festival.
Behind the beautiful festival there is a wide history behind it that’s why it is
celebrated.
According to
Hindu religion believes that there was a devil king named Hiranyakashayp
long ago. He was very powerful. He had a son whose name was Prahlad and a
sister named Holika. It is said that the Hiranyakashayap had blessings of Lord
Brahma. Those blessings were that no man, no animal or weapon can kill him. This
blessing turned bane for him as he became very arrogant. He ordered his Kingdom
to worship him instead of God, but his own son refused to do that. Following
his order, everyone in the kingdom started worshiping him except his Son
Prahlad. Prahlad was a true follower of Lord Vishnu and so that he refused to
worship his father instead of Lord Vishnu. When the king comes to know that his son
had disobedient his order he got angry and first he tried to make understood
his son but when his disobedience continues then king planned with his sister
to kill Prahlad. He made her sit in the fire with his son on Holika’s lap,
where Holika got burned and Prahlad came out safe. This proved that he was
protected by Lord Vishnu because of his devotion. Then, People started
celebrating Holi as the victory of good over evil.
People
celebrate Holi with utmost happiness and enthusiasm in India, especially in
North India. A day before Holi, People do a ritual called ‘Holika Dahan’. In
this people collect heaps of wood and pile them in public areas to burn. It is
the symbol of burning evil powers
revising the story of Holika and King Hiranyakashyap. Further, all people
gather around the Holika to seek blessings and offer their devotion to God.
The next day It is probably the most colourful day in India. People get up early in the morning
and worship God and offer colours and dishes to God. Then, they play with
colours and put colours on the face of each other. Children enjoy it most by playing
with water guns and various colours. Also, many adults also become children on
this day and enjoy the moment with the utmost happiness. They rub colour on each
other’s faces and immerse themselves in water.
By the end
of the day In the evening, people take a bath and dress up and visit their
neighbours, friends, and family. They enjoy dance throughout the day and drink a
special drink called the ‘bhaang’.
People of
all ages relish holi’s special delicacy ‘gujiya’ ardently.
Overall,
Holi is a festival spreads love, happiness, and brotherhood. It brings harmony,
happiness and a feeling of brotherhood in the country. Holi especially
symbolizes the triumph of good over evil, truth over lies and good over bad.
This colourful festival unites people and removes all kinds of negativity from
life. It is widely celebrated with joy and happiness. It is one of the most
favorable and loving festival of Indians.