This is one of the oldest and amazing festivals of Hindu. It is a festival of joy and happiness, celebrated with water and natural colour everywhere in India. In India there is always a reason behind every festival. So let’s understand the story of Holi, there was a King Hiranyakashipu, who was a king and demon. Once Lord Vishnu killed his brother because he was so cruel, So Hiranyakashipu wanted to take revenge.
He prayed for many years for power and finally he got the boon. After getting this boon King considered himself as God and asked his people to worship him. Hiranyakashipu had a son, his name was Prahalad, who worshipped Lord Vishnu against his father’s wish. So Prahalad’s father started trying to kill his son because his son was praying hi enemy. King asked his daughter Holika to sit in fire with Prahalad in her lap. Holika was immune to fire. Since Prahalad, was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu, Lord Vishnu saved Prahalad, and killed Holika.
The defeat signifies the burning of all that is bad. After this, Lord Vishnu also killed Hiranyakashipu. So, Holi is celebrated on the full moon day of Phagun month in Hindu calendar which generally comes in the month of March. It is more famous in the states of north Indian region. Lord Krishna used to celebrate it with his friends and Gokul in Vrindavan. It is also popular as Vasant Mahotsava’ and ‘Kama Mahotsava’. Bonfires are created, mothers with babies rotate around the bonfire to get blessing of fire god.