Therefore, Holi is popularly known for the victory of good over evil. But, when Holika reached the fire, the cloak flew away from her shoulders and covered Prahlad and protected him instead, burning Holika to ashes. On the day which now marks as Holi, Holika was meant to wear a cloak and throw Prahlad into the bonfire. On knowing this, his son Prahlad decided to kill him but when the demon king got to know of his son’s intentions of killing him, he told his sister, Holika to kill Prahlad instead. However, when Hiranyakashipu came to know of his superpower of immortality, he turned evil and started harming and killing everyone around him. This demon king was immortalized and hence, no power in the world could kill him in any way. History tells us that the name of the festival is named after Holika, the sister of a demon king, Hiranyakashipu.
There are many ancient traditional stories surrounding the origin of Holi. If we look into our history, we find a lot of evidence in historical texts which denote how important this festival of Holi is.
The celebration and the tradition followed in the festival is called ‘Holi Milan’. By applying gulaal on each other’s faces, even the worst enemies also become friends on this auspicious day. It is also a festival of unity and forgiveness. People also distribute and share sweets with each other.
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