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Significance of Holi


Holi on a full moon (Purnima) signifies the transition from winter to spring . Usually harvesting begins at this time of the year and is a season of joy and happiness . 

Legend says that the Rogue Hiranyakashyap who considered himself to be above all Gods wanted to destroy his son Prahlada who was a devout follower of Lord Vishnu . He advised his sister Holika who had a blessing from the Gods of indestructibility within the strongest of fires , to sit with his son Prahlada in the fire ,placed on her lap . Such is the marvel of the Gods that Holika apparently was reduced to ashes by the fire while Prahlada was saved . Lord Vishnu later did the needful and destroyed Hiranyakashyapa. The destruction of Holika marked the significance of Holi and hence the term Holi . 

Lord Vishnu had an avatar in the form of Lord Krishna. On this day Krishna who was dark in colour had a consort Radha who was fair and Krishna's mother feared that he might be rejected because of his complexion. Hence colour was applied on her so that there was no destruction . Each of the colours had a different significance. The key message is that colours of Holi eliminate distinctions of caste , creed , sect , sex , wealth. 

Holi is a good day to spread the message of peace and love . Due to Covid it might be prudent to tone down the level of colour play . The day can be divided into subtle colour play , prayers and chanting the name of Lord Krishna , listening to kirtans , enjoying sweetmeat and singing and dancing . 

Dry leaves are also burnt implying the significance of the onset of spring . 

There are many ways to celebrate Holi safely and understand its deeper meaning and significance .



Comments

SUBHASHIS said…
Thank you manish kumar for the information
Pinky said…
Playing Holi with organic colours is trending and safe. So, we bring a Holi Organic Colours Workshop for employees. This workshop also acts as an employee engagement event to stronger the bond among employees.
SOS Booster said…
Make your office Holi event a memorable one with these Holi Celebration Ideas at Work. These ideas help you to involve everyone in it. So, don't wait! Let's read these ideas and play an interesting Holi.
SUBHASHIS said…
Thank you SOS Booster

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