Hello my dear friends, Aaj main aapko Is blog ke jariye Festival Holi ke bare me kuch important information dunga. Waise main aapko bata du ki hamari site aapko iske alawa aur bhi kai interesting topics ke bare me blogs ke jariye unse related information deti hai jaise ki IPL 2022, Mother’s day and many more. Bas itna hi aaiye start karte hai.
Is pure world me only India hi ek aisi country hai jaha sabhi tarah ke log rahte hai phir chahe wo caste se ya phir religion se hi different kyu na ho. Ye sabhi log yaha miljulkar rahte hai aur apne sukh-dukh ek dusre ke saath deliver karte hai. India ke log ek dusre ke festivals bhi milkar celebrate karte hai. Isliye yaha ek ke bad ek festival aate rahte hai aur isiliye India ko festival ki country bhi kaha jata hai. For example Holi, Rakshabandhan, Eid, Vijayadashmi, Diwali, Christmas day etc.
India me jab bhi koi festival aata hai to use sabhi religions ke log badi fanfare se celebrate karte hai. But India me sabse jyada festivals hindu religion ke celebrate kiye jate hai.
Hindu religion me kuch festivals aise hai jo bade scale par celebrate kiye jate hai jaise ki Holi, Vijyadashmi, Diwali, Rakshabandhan etc. Hindu religion books ke hisab se in festivals ko celebrate karne ke different reasons hai aur inko celebrate karne ki importantce different hai Kyuki hindu religion me many gods hai aur sabhi ki apni apni history hai jinme se kuch ki story ko moral ke karan festival ke rup me celebrate kiya jata hai. iska ek aur reason ye bhi ho sakta hai ki India starting se hi Hinduism country hai jiske karan yaha chahe koi bhi god ho unke liye admire ka emotion hota hai.
“Holi” India me second sabse jyada celebrate kiya jane wala aisa festival hai jo every Indian person bade fanfare se celebrate karta hai. Waise to Holi ko celebrate karne ke bare me kai sari fables hai but kuch stories hi jyada famous hai.
Waise agar dekha jaye to aajkal Holi ka festival colours ke rup me celebrate kiya jata hai But real me holi ka festival evil par goodness ki jeet ka symbol hai. Other fables ke according Holi “Festival of colours” hai Jise Indian calendar ke according Phalguna month ki ‘poornima’ ko celebrate kiya jata hai.
Holi Ki History
Ancient India me Hiranyakashyap named ek demon king tha Jo ki apne brother hiranyaksh death ka revenge god Vishnu se lena chahta tha. Isliye usne revenge lene ke liye sabse pahle powerful banne ka decide kiya. Powerful hone ke liye us time trinity (the Universe maker Brahma, the Nurturer Vishnu and the destroyer mahadev) me se ek god ki years and years tapsya karte the aur unhe khus karke vardan mangte the.
Isiliye Hiranyakashyap ne god Vishnu se revenge lene ke liye god Brahma ki tapasya ki years and years. Uski mortification se khus hokar god Brahma ne use darshan diya aur vardan mangne ke liye kaha. Hiranyakashyap ne vardan ke rup me immortality mangi to god Brahma ne use ye dene se mana kar diya aur iske alawa jo bhi chahe mangne ke liye kaha.
To Hiranyakashyap ne thoda consideration karke kaha ki mujhe ek aisa vardan do ki “aapki dwara made kisi bhi creature se meri death na ho sake that is na human se aur na hi animal se, na demons se aur na hi gods se, na hi snakes se aur na hi gandharva se meri death ho sake aur iske saath na palace ke inside aur na hi outside, na din me aur na hi night me, na astra se aur na hi sastra se, na earth par aur na hi sky me meri death ho sake.”
God Brahama ne use ye vardan de diya, Hiranyakashyap man hi man think karne laga ki wo is vardan se to immortal aur powerful ho gaya hai aur ab wo apne aapko god suppose karne laga. Apne kingdom jakar usne apne people ko order diya ki sabhi log use hi god mane aur uski hi pray kare. Jisne bhi yah order manne se refuse kiya usne unhe death punishment diya. Aur is tarah wo raj karne laga.
Is godless king ka ek son tha jiska name tha Prahlad jo ki god Vishnu ka extreme devotee tha. Usne apne father dwara diye gaye order ko nahi mana aur only god Vishnu ki hi pray karta raha. Isse angry hokar uske father ne Prahlad ko kill karne ka decision liya. Usne apne soldiers ko use highest mountain se phekne ka order diya lekin wo waha se escape ho gaya.
Phir Hiranyakashyap ne Prahlad ke small pieces karne ka order diya but is bar bhi wo bach gaya aur jane aise hi na jane kitne tarike usne Prahlad ko kill karne ke liye try kiye but Prahlad ki devotion ke karan wo un sabhi se bach gaya. Finally usne Prahlad ko marne ka ek final idea socha ki kyu na Prahlad ko meri sister Holika ke saath fire me baitha diya jaye.
Holika ko god Brahma se vardan prapt tha ki wo fire me burn nahi ho sakti. Isliye wo Prahlad ko lekar burning pyre me baith gayi. But is fire se Prahlad ko to kuch nahi hua balki Holika hi jal gayi aur finally god Vishnu ne Narsingh avatar lekar Hiranyakashyap ko uske vardan ke according hi kill kiya aur devotee Prahlad ka defense kiya tha. Jo ki evil par goodness ki jeet ka symbol bana aur ise Holi ke rup me celebrate kiya jane laga. Isi symbol ke rup me every year Holi ke ek day before Holika combustion kiya jata hai.
Holi ko colours se kyu celebrate kiya jata hai
Holi ko colours se manane ki story god Vishnu ke ek avatar Krishna se connected hai. Krishna goddess Laxmi ke rup Radha ji ke saath colours ke rup me Holi khelte the, iske saath hi wo gopiyo ko bhi colour lagate the. Slowly slowly Is tarah se Holi khelne ka trend pure Gokul, Vrandvan, Varsana aur Mathura me increase hone laga aur is tarah holi ko colours se khelna popular ho gaya. Colours ke alawa Mathura me Holi ‘lathamaar’ ke rup me bhi kheli jati hai.
Holi ka festival Spring season me hi aata hai. some places par is festival ko spring season ki crop pakne ki happiness ke rup me bhi celebrate karte hai. Isliye Holi ke festival ko ‘Basant Mahotsav’ ya ‘Kaam Mahotsav’ bhi kaha jata hai.
Holi me colours ka use sabse jyada kiya jata hai. Pahle in colours ko ekdam natural tarike se banaya jata tha. inhe banana ke liye important flowers like palash ke flowers ka use kiya jata tha. jinse ye colours banaye jate the jise Gulal kahte hai. But nowadays Population increase hone ke karan colours ka use ek big scale par kiya jata hai. so itni quantity me colours ka arrangement karne ke liye usme kuch log chemical mila dete hai jo ki body ko harm karte hai. Bas isi reason ke chalte Holi ko love karne wale kai logo ne ise khelna chod diya hai.
But is India me kuch log ese bhi hai jo Holi ka festival without colours ke bhi celebrate karte hai. ve Holi ke din early in the morning jag kar apne se elders ke pair chhoote hai. Ghar me different type ki dishes banayi jati hai aur whole family ek saath Holi ke festival ko enjoy karte hai.
Holi ka festival kai places par almost teen din tak celebrate kiya jata hai jinhe kuch is tarah celebrate kiya jata hai-
Day 1- Full moon ke is din ek thali me colours ko decorate kiya jata hai aur family ka sabse elder member baaki sabhi ko colour lagata hai.
Day 2- Is din Holika dahan kiya jata hai. All mothers apne child ke saath jalti holi five round lagati hai fire god ki blessings ke liye.
Day 3- Is din log ek dusre par colour dal kar holi khelte hai. God Krishna aur Radha ki statues par colour dal kar unki pray ki jati hai.
