Story of Holi and History

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This is the beauty of ancient festivals that the mythical secrets hidden behind them attract us. Let's Learn Holika Dahan's Purpose and History The festival of Holika Dahan gives a message that God is always present to protect his devotees
Holika Dahan, the first day of Holi festival, is celebrated on the full moon of Phalgun Mas. The next day is the tradition of playing with colors, which are also known by Dhulendi, Dhundi and Dhuri. Holi is celebrated on the evil in the celebration of the victory of good. The next day of Holika Dahan (also called small holi) is the rule of playing color with full bliss, and Abir-Gulul, etc., are attached to each other and to celebrate this festival.
Holi is one of the most celebrated festivals celebrated in India. Like Diwali, this festival is also considered the festival of victory over the evil of goodness. Holi has mythological significance for Hindus too. The festival of Prahlad, Holika and Hiranyakashyap is the most popular about this festival. But not only this but many other stories of Holi are popular. In Vaishnav tradition, Holi considers the symbolic formula of the story of Holika-Prahalad
Rules according to Holika Dahan scriptures- From Falgun Shukla Ashtami to Phalguna Purnima, it is considered as Holashak, in which auspicious works are taboo. Holika-combustion is done on the full moon day. For this, two rules must be kept in mind -
First, that day should not be 'Bhadra'. Bhadra's second name is also known, which is one of the 11 karnas. A Karan is equal to half of the date. According to a story of Mahabharata, Shri Krishna told Yudhishthar- Once an ancestral woman was under the rule of an ancestor of Rama, Raghu. Nobody could kill him because he was protected by a boon. Apart from the children playing in the street, there was no fear of anyone. One day, Guru Vashishta told that he could be killed - if the children take small piece of wood in their hands, go to the outskirts of the city, and they have a heap with dry grass
It is also mentioned in the 300 year old record of a year found in Ramgarh near Vindhya Mountains. Some people believe that on this day Lord Krishna killed the demon named Pootna. In this happiness Gopis played Holi with them