When is Holi 2022? Know Festival Date Observed 40 Days After Basant Panchami, History and Cultural Significance of 'Festival of Colours'
Indian festivals are well known for their richness and traditions. One of them being the festivals of colours and spring, Holi. The festival is celebrated every year on the day after the full moon in the Hindu month of Phalguna which is early March. Scroll down to read about the cultural importance and history behind celebrating the festival.
Holi, the festival of colours and love, is widely celebrated슬롯 머신 사이트 추천on the last full moon in the lunar month of Phalguna. It is considered the second biggest festival on Hindu Calendar, although it is celebrated by people of other faiths as well. The슬롯 머신 사이트 추천festival celebrated슬롯 머신 사이트 추천the arrival of spring, the end of winter. After the celebration of Vasant Panchami,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천40 days duration is completely dedicated to the festival of Holi. In most of the regions, Holi is observed for two days, which are Jalanewali Holi or Chhoti Holi and Rangwali Holi. The Holi bonfire is done on the first day followed by the day people play with bright colours.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천List of Major Indian Festivals and Events in 2022: From Holi to Diwali, Eid al-Fitr to Guru Nanak Jayanti, Ganesh Chaturthi to Durga Puja- Get Dates of All Festivities.
Holi 2022 Celebration
This year Holi will be observed on Friday, 18th March. The Purnima tithi for the festival will begin at슬롯 머신 사이트 추천01:29슬롯 머신 사이트 추천PM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천on슬롯 머신 사이트 추천March 17, 2022, and will end at슬롯 머신 사이트 추천12:47슬롯 머신 사이트 추천PM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천on슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Mar 18, 2022.
History Behind Celebrating The Festival Of Holi슬롯 머신 사이트 추천
As per the Hindu mythology슬롯 머신 사이트 추천of Bhagavata Purana,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Hiranyakashipu슬롯 머신 사이트 추천was an asura and king of the daityas. He forced everyone to worship him as their God. But,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Hiranyakashipu's son슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Prahlada disagreed as he was devoted to Lord Vishnu. Angered by his son's faith슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Hiranyakashipu decided to kill Prahlada by making him슬롯 머신 사이트 추천sit on a burning pyre with his aunt Holika.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Holika had a special boon that prevented her from being harmed by fire. Prahlada chanted Vishnu's name and in the battle of good against evil, Holika was burnt down but nothing happened to Prahlad. The survival of Prahlad is celebrated in Hinduism as the festival of Holi.
Cultural Significance Celebrating Holi슬롯 머신 사이트 추천
The celebration of Holi includes lighting bonfires, playing with powder colour, or gulaal, dancing to traditional folk music, and sharing sweets and warm greetings with family and close ones. In Braj, the festival celebrates the eternal and divine love of슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Radha Krishna.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The festival happens a day earlier in West Bengal and Odisha, where it is celebrated as Dol Jatra, the state of Maharashtra observes it as Rang Panchami, whereas Uttar Pradesh celebrates Holi as Lathmar Holi. Apart from India, the festival of spring is also observed by countries like슬롯 머신 사이트 추천South Africa, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Feb 06, 2022 08:54 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).