Holika Dahan
The festival is celebrated in the Hindu month of Falgun, which falls at the end of the winter season and welcomes spring and commemorates from Mid-February to Mid-March. It is celebrated as the festival of the divine love of Krishna and Radha. Holi is also related to the story of Prahlad, Holika, and Hrinyakashyapa. The date of Holi is decided according to the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated on the date which commemorates the Falgun Purnima day of the Hindu calendar. The celebration begins on the eve of Holi with the ritual of Holika Dahan. Holika Dahan, or the burning of the demon Holika, is a vital ritual during the Holi festival. On the night before Holi, people collect wooden logs and waste materials like broken furniture, clothes, etc from their homes and gather them together to burn Holika. This bonfire epitomizes the victory of good over evil. It is also even termed the cleansing ceremony before the actual Holi festival. STORY : There was a king named Hiranyakashipu whose d