There was once a demon king called

Hiranyakashyap, who believed that he was more

powerful than the gods. He wanted everyone to
worship him.
His son, Prahlad, did not worship his father. Instead,
he worshipped the god Vishnu. This made
Hiranyakashyap so angry that he decided to murder
his son. He tried all sorts of methods. Prahlad was
attacked by soldiers, thrown over a cliff and into a
well, trampled by an elephant, starved and bitten by
poisonous snakes, but each time the god Vishnu
saved him.
Finally, in desperation, Hiranyakashyap asked his
demon sister, Holika, to kill Prahlad. Holika could
not be hurt by fire, so she decided to use this magic
power to murder the boy. She pulled him onto her
lap and then sat in the middle of a bonfire, thinking
that he would burn to death while she remained
safe.
But the gods didn't like her evil intentions and took
away her magic power! Prahlad sat in the fire and
prayed to Vishnu, who saved him while the wicked
Holika was burned away.
When the wicked Hiranyakashyap died shortly
afterwards, Prahlad became king in his place and
ruled wisely and fairly. And the moral of the story is
that good always beats evil!
Holi is one of the major festivals of Hindus. It is celebrated in
many parts of India, but especially in the north of India. The
festival is celebrated for two to three days. People pour
colored water on each other and cook many types of sweets
and other food. Holi is celebrated in the spring season because
it is welcoming spring. They believe spring is full of colours
so they throw coloured water on each other.
Holi is based on a legend about King Hiranyakashipu.
Hiranyakashyap had a son, Prahlad. Prahlad was the greatest
devotee of Lord Vishnu. Hiranyakashyap wanted to kill his
son, so he called his sister, Holika. She had a magic robe. This
robe had the power to save the wearer from burning in fire.
Hiranyakashyap ordered his sister to sit on a burning fire
along with Prahlad. He thought that his sister would not be
harmed by the fire because of the magic robe and Prahlad
would be burnt to death. But the result was the opposite to
what the evil demon king planned.
As is believed, no one can harm the person who has God as
his saviour. Thus Prahlad came out of the burning fire safely
and Holika was burnt to death.The other day is celebrated
with joyful colours to mark the victory of virtue and goodness
over evil.
The festival is celebrated for five days. The 5th day, Rang
Panchami, marks the closing day of the Holi festival.
HAPPY HOLI

EVERY

CHILD IS AN

ARTIST
- Pablo
Picasso