People celebrate this day with utmost enthusiasm and fervour, especially in North India. Actually this festival is celebrated for 2 days, One day before Holi, people conduct a ritual named as ‘Holika Dahan’. On this day, people pile heaps of wood and other stuff in public gathering area to burn it. It shows the burning of evil and revising the story of Holika and King Hiranyakashyap. Moreover, they gather around the Fire to take 7 rounds of it and to seek the blessings and offer their devotion to God.
The next day (on the day of festival) is probably the most colourful day in North India. Everyone get up in the morning and perform pray to God. Later, they dress up with white clothes and play with colours till late night. There are many people who drink alcohol while playing this festival. Similarly, they rub colour on each other’s faces and immerse themselves in water.