[Music] what is Holy holy is a Hindu festival that celebrates the arrival of spring it is also known as the Festival of Colors because of the custom of throwing colored powder and water at friends and family the festival usually takes place in March and is celebrated with great enthusiasm especially in the northern and western parts of India during holy people gather together sing and dance and play with colors the celebration also includes the lighting of bonfires which is believed to symbolize the destruction of evil the festival starts with a prayer to Lord Shiva who is
believed to be the destroyer of all evil and darkness the prayer includes asking for forgiveness for any mistakes committed during the year and then asking for blessings from Lord Shiva bong is a drink that is often consumed during holy and enjoyed as prashad or a gift from Lord Shiva bong is known to be a relaxant and a light hallucinogen it is a great way to enjoy the colors of holy foreign [Music] there are many different accounts of the origins of Holi Festival according to one tale an evil King in Ancient India became too powerful and
began demanding that his subjects worship him as their God but to his surprise his own son prahlada refused to worship Him and instead continued to show Devotion to Lord Vishnu the angry king with the help of his sister Holika decided to kill his son prolata Holika had special powers and was immune to fire she tricked prolata into sitting on a big burning pyre with her when the pyre was lit pralaba's Devotion to Vishnu let him walk away without any harm Holika however was burned to death despite her immunity to Fire prahlada's Devotion to Lord Vision
helped him walk away from the fire unharmed the Festival of holy thrives its name from hobika since then holy celebrations have included the lighting of bonfires which symbolizes the destruction of evil holy Festival is also a time to forget inhibitions get creative and have fun there are holy parties organized all over India [Music] the holy rave party is a modern take on the traditional holy celebrations the parties are usually organized in clubs warehouses or Open Spaces where people can dance to music and enjoy themselves with friends family and color holy Rave parties have become a
major part of the festival in recent years with people staying up all night to enjoy themselves with a dash of color and heart thumping electronic music [Music] ha
