Hindu festival Holi

By: Adriana
Rosas
 Holi
Holi is a popular Hindu
spring festival that is
celebrated in India, in
Nepal and in some
communities of Indian
origin in the Caribbean
and South America.
 Origin of the myth
• Holi refers to Joliká, the evil sister of King Hiranyakashipu and aunt of Prince Prahlada.
When the powers granted to the king blinded him, believing that he was the only deity that
his people should worship, Prince Prahlada decided to continue worshiping Vishnu and
angered his father. The king decided to cruelly punish his son, but nothing changed:
Prahlada was not going to worship his father. That is why his aunt decided that the only
possible solution was to kill the prince and invited him to sit on a pyre with her, who wore a
flame retardant mantle that protected him from the flames. But, at that moment, the cloak
changed ownership and protected Prahlada, who saw the flames burning his aunt. The god
Vishnu, the one the prince worshiped, appeared at that moment and killed the arrogant
king.

• The bonfire is a reminder of the symbolic victory of good over evil, of Prahlada over
Hiranyakashipu and Joliká. The Holi is celebrated the day after the bonfire.
 Gifts
• Holi is the festival of fun, romance and fraternity, and gifts are an important part. In
this festival, the candy and gujjia boxes are Holi's most popular gifts. Other popular
gifts are brightly colored and colored packages of flowers, usually dressed in white
for the celebration.

• Businessmen who distribute corporate gifts to their employees, customers and

partners generally opt for newspapers, calendars or household items, stories such
as bed sheets or kitchenware.

• Other creative Holi gift ideas can be home decor items and flower arrangements
beautiful tales like baskets and bouquets.
 Rituals

• Ready joliká for the bonfire:Days before the festival, people begin to collect
firewood and fireworks materials in parks, community centers, near temples
and other open spaces. At the top of the bonfire there is a sphinx to indicate
that Joliká tricked Prahalad into the fire. Inside the houses, people stock up on
colored pigments, food, party drinks and seasonal foods such as gujiya,
mathri, malpuas (local sweets of the country) and other regional delicacies.
• Holika Dahan:On the eve of Holi, instead of sunset, the bonfire is lit, which
means Holika Dahan. The ritual symbolizes the victory of good over evil.
People sing and dance around the fire.
• Play with colors: Holi's party and
celebrations begin the morning after
Joliká bonfire. There is no tradition
of puja celebration (prayer), and the
day is for partying and pure
enjoyment. Children and youth
groups form armed with dry colors,
color solution, means that filling and
spraying others with color solution
(pichkaris), balloons that retain
colored water, and other creative
means to color their goals.