Holi Festival 


The vibrancy of colors is something that brings in a lot of positivity in our lives and Holi being the festival of colours is actually a day worth rejoicing. Holi is based on a legend about King Hiranyakaship. `Hiranyakashyap had a son, Prahlad.  Holi is a famous Hindu festival that is celebrated in every part of India with utmost joy and enthusiasm. The festival is celebrated for five days. The 5th day, Rang Panchami, marks the closing day of the Holi festival. It is a festival of colours. Holi is considered as one of the most revered and celebrated festivals of India and it is celebrated in almost every part of the country. On the day of Holi people play with colours with their friends and families and in evening they show love and respect to their close ones with Abeer. In spite of being such a colourful and gay festival, there are various aspects of Holi which makes it so significant for our lives. Though they might not be so apparent but a closer look and a little thought will reveal the significance of Holi in more ways than meets the eyes. Ranging from socio-cultural, religious to biological there is every reason why we must heartily enjoy the festival and cherish the reasons for its celebrations. So when, its time for Holi, please don't hold yourself back and enjoy the festival to the hilt by participating with full enthusiasm in every small tradition related to the festival. 


Holi gets us close to our religion and our mythology as it is essentially the celebration of various legends associated with the festival. The legend says there once lived a devil and powerful king, Hiranyakshyap who considered himself a god and wanted everybody to worship him. To get rid of his son, Hiranyakshyap asked his sister, Holika to enter a blazing fire with Prahlad in her lap, as she had a boon to enter fire unscathed.
The tradition of burning Holika or the 'Holika dahan' comes mainly from this legend.

Canada being a country where a large number of Indian populations reside, the celebration of the festival of Holi is very common.  The members from the Indo-Canadian community specifically participated to honour this festival of celebration. The event was an initiative of a liberal MP, Chandra Arya, who has his roots from Karnataka, was organized in collaboration with the High commission of India and almost 300 people took part in the celebration. The PM of Canada Justin Trudeau gave to the people a message of friendship and peace and encouraged the traditional notion of the triumph of good over the evil. Every year, Canada witnesses something new during the celebration of Holi.

Integrally entwined with Holi, is the tradition of 'Holika Dahan', which is actually lighting of bonfires. The ritual is symbolic of victory of good over evil and has its root in the legend of demon king Hiranyakashyap who wished to end his blessed son, Prahlad's life with the help of his sister, Holika who burnt in the fir and no harm occurred to Prahlad. Since then the day is celebrated in victory of good over bad.

The legend of Radha and Krishna is closely linked with this tradition of colors on Holi. Holi is famous as Basant Utsav in rural India. Everybody wants to be the first one to color the other. In the ensuing battle of colors, everybody is drowned not just in colors of gulal but also in love and mirth. Temples are beautifully decorated at the time of Holi. Idol of Radha is placed on swings and devotees turn the swings singing devotional Holi songs. Now-a-days small plays are organized reflecting the spirit of the festival.

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