Holi Celebration at Sasan Gir

March 5, 2022 Hotshot Hotelier 0 Comments Post View :

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Holi which is essentially a spring festival is a festival of colors, celebrated in the month of March. This festival is celebrated with lots of joy, excitement & fun not only in Gujarat but in the whole country.

Legends:

There are so many legends involved to be the reason behind the celebration of Holi festival.

It is believed that demoness Hoda was killed by the kids and reduced to a heap, which was later lighted and thus circumventing her boon of immortality.

Another story goes with the day when Lord Krishna was a kid and had sucked the demoness Putna to death.

One more story that is very much popular in Gujarat is of Bhakta Prahlad. He was the son of demon king Hiranyakashipu. He had emerged unhurt from the heap of fire he was made to sit on by his father in the lap of her aunty Holika, who got burnt instead.

That’s why on the full moon day of Spring, Holi is celebrated to commemorate the event of everyone’s belief about the legends.

Celebration :

Holi is celebrated by lighting the Holi pyre which is usually made of wood and cow dung and erected in a conical shape. Such fires are lit on the important cross section of the roads.

It is believed by our elders that they can predict the timing of the monsoon on the basis of the flame direction and the flag atop falls.People offer coconut to the holi fire and youngsters retrieve them with a loud applause of bystanders.

Dhuleti:

Dhuleti is celebrated the next day after holi, it is also known as Dhuli Padvo. It actually means throwing mud, but people usually throw away vermilion. People play with water, colors and have lots of fun with their family and friends.