The death of Holika symbolises the end of evil. And hence, people across the nation celebrate Holi with utmost fervour, by using myriad colours, to celebrate the victory of good over evil.
On the eve of Holi, Hindus light up a public bonfire –‘Holika Dahan’, thereby symbolically setting ablaze all the wrongs and the vices that represent evil. And on Holi, people play with colours that are called abeer and gulal.
Uttar Pradesh’s ‘Lath Mar Holi’ is very famous throughout India. Many people gather to see women chasing men with sticks while singing songs about Lord Krishna and Radha.
Indians celebrate the festival of colours with great zeal, and rejoice the triumph of the innocent young boy Prahlad’s devotion. Holi, in the end, is all about the eradication of evil from the face of the earth. And in the country, the enthusiasm that the festival is celebrated with is absolutely unparallel.
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