224 Holi Quiz + story behind Holi Festival.

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Q.1. On which significant day, Holi is celebrated?

Ans.- Holi is celebrated on the last full moon day of the Hindu Luni calendar. The date varies with the lunar cycle.

Q.2. Which ceremony is performed on the night before Holi?

Ans- The night before Holi bonfires are lit in a ceremony known as Holika Dahan, called choti Holi.

         People congregate near the fire and sing and dance.

Q.3.  What is the significance of this festival?

Ans- It signifies the victory over evil. The pure ritual of Holika Dahan subsumes all negativity and heralds joy, purity, and gaiety.

2. This festival of colors represents divine love and spring to toast the eternal love of Radha and Krishna.

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                                                      Heart of Holi

The Holi festival is associated with the great devotee Prahlad. He was in the midst of the most gruesome situation we could imagine because his father was a demonic and egotistical asura who secured boons bestowing special powers to prevent him from being killed. The main reason that angered his father was that Prahlad was a steadfast devotee of Lord Vishnu. Since his father was a strong enemy of Lord Vishnu, so he did not like his son's devotion towards Him. He prosecuted his son endlessly. But Prahlad was undisturbed and always blissful. This is because he revived his eternal relationship with the supreme Lord. 

                                              Seeing his firm faith in Lord Vishnu, Hiranyakashhip, made a fatal plan to kill him. He asked his sister Holika to trick Prahlad into sitting in a fire with her. Prahlad was too small to guess what she wanted to do. He easily got trapped and became ready to do so. Vishnu, the upholder of dharma saved him and on His order, the fire destroyed his aunt Holika. vishnu took the form of Nrisimha and annihilated Hiranyakaship too. Thus the ritual bonfire signifies the triumph of good over evil. The tradition of Holika dahan, burning Holika, still continues.

                The next day,, Holi, known as Dhuli, is celebrated with delight, and lively colors are sprinkled everywhere. Delicacies such as gujia, mathri, and thandai are served.

The moral of this story is if we really love God, we have to burn our anger, greed, jealousy, pride and envy.

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