When is holi in 2019? Date, Timings and Celebration
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Holi is one the most popular festival of India, Popularly know as the Festival of Colours. Holi is the religious Festival of Hindu which is celebrated all over India. This festival is celebrated in the month of phalgun. In hill areas Holi is celebrated for five days while in plains areas it is celebrated for 2 days, The first day is Choti Holi which is Holika Dahan and the next day is all about fun, playing with colours, eating delicious food and meeting with friends, family and relatives.
Date and Timing
The date and Timing of Holi varies in Hindu calendar every year. Holi is mostly celebrated in the month of march- april. In 2019 Holika Dahan is on 20th march and Holi is on 21st march. The holi Celebration starts in the evening with bonfire , the first day is for Holika Dahan while the Second day is celebrated with colours, water and eating delicious food items.
Date - 20th march (Holika Dahan)
21st march (Holi)
Perfect timing for Holika Dahan
In Mumbai - 20:55 To 21.11 (20th march 2019)
In Delhi - 20.52 To 24.30 (20th march 2019)
How it is Celebrated ?
Well! Holi is one of the most precious festival of Hindu which is filled with lots of love and fun. Holi is the festival that is celebrated in different parts of the country at different ways . Before lightning up bonfire, Pooja is performed by women for the prosperity and good health of there family. On holika dahan day people gather together and a statue of Holika had been made before which is filled with lots of crackers. On that day people near bonfire Sings, beat drums and dance together and at last the statue of Holika is being destroyed. The day after Holika dahan its all about fun, food, music and dance. In north India the day is Celebrated with Colours ,Water filled balloons. In uttar pradesh people play it as Lathmaar Holi, beating men with sticks. Gujiyas, bhang pakodas, laddoos etc food items are prepared in the houses. Bhang lassi , Bhang pakodas Bhang khulfi are the special items of Holi.
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Why Holi is Celebrated?
Holi is celebrated in the remembrance of Holika. This festival is also known as Holika dahan because in order to fulfill the wish of his brother Hirankashpu, holika tried to sit on fire and burned herself. Holika's brother Hirankashpu was a very cruel king and he don't want anyone to worship God but his son Prahlad was devotee to God. To punish his son he decided to make him burn on fire , to fulfill this wish he decided to take help of his sister Holika and she was blessed that she can not burn in fire. so they decided to sit on fire with lapping prahlad and thought holika will alive and prahlad will die but happened just opposite! In this remembrance Holika dahan is Celebrated.
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