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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Portal\|Hinduism\|India\|Holidays}}~~
	* [[Diwali]]		* [[Diwali]]
	* [[Lathmar Holi]]		* [[Lathmar Holi]]

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	[[File:Holi-Celebration.jpg\|right\|300px\|Playing Holi]]		[[File:Holi-Celebration.jpg\|right\|300px\|Playing Holi]]
	[[File:Littile Girl Playing Holi with Gulaal.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Girl playing Holi with gulaal colors]]		[[File:Littile Girl Playing Holi with Gulaal.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Girl playing Holi with gulaal colors]]
	'''Holi'''<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehinduopinion.com/2020/03/happy-holi.html\|title=Holi 2020\|last=Hindu Opinion\|first=THe\|website=The Hindu Opinion}}{{Dead link\|date=January 2021 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> is one of the major [[festival]]s of [[Hindus]]. It is celebrated in South Asian countries, especially in India and Nepal. Hiranyanaksap wanted to kill his son, so he called his sister, Holika. She had a magic robe. This robe had the power to save the wearer from burning in fire. Hiranyakashyap ordered his sister to sit on a burning fire along with Prahlad. He thought that his sister would not be harmed by the fire of the magic robe and Prahlad would be burnt to death. But the result was the opposite to what the evil demon king planned.		'''Holi'''<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehinduopinion.com/2020/03/happy-holi.html\|title=Holi 2020\|last=Hindu Opinion\|first=THe\|website=The Hindu Opinion}}{{Dead link\|date=January 2021 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> is one of the major [[festival]]s of [[Hindus]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://researchguides.case.edu/Holi-BasantPanchami\|title=Festivals for Spring: Holi and Basant Kite Festival: Holi\|quote=Holi celebrates love, forgiveness, and triumph of good over evil}}</ref> It is celebrated in South Asian countries, especially in India and Nepal. Hiranyanaksap wanted to kill his son, so he called his sister, Holika. She had a magic robe. This robe had the power to save the wearer from burning in fire. Hiranyakashyap ordered his sister to sit on a burning fire along with Prahlad. He thought that his sister would not be harmed by the fire of the magic robe and Prahlad would be burnt to death. But the result was the opposite to what the evil demon king planned.

	Thus Prahlad came out of the burning fire safely and Holika was burnt to death. and holi is the festival of colours.It is celebrated with colors to mark the victory of virtue and goodness over evil.		Thus Prahlad came out of the burning fire safely and Holika was burnt to death. and holi is the festival of colours.It is celebrated with colors to mark the victory of virtue and goodness over evil.

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	== References ==		== References ==
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	==~~Other websites~~==		==External links==
	* [http://www.policyholder.gov.in/uploads/CEDocuments/Holi%20is%20coming.pdf How to practice safe Holi], Government of India		* [http://www.policyholder.gov.in/uploads/CEDocuments/Holi%20is%20coming.pdf How to practice safe Holi], Government of India
	* [https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2011/mar/22/religion-hinduism Holi in pictures from ''The Guardian'']		* [https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2011/mar/22/religion-hinduism Holi in pictures from ''The Guardian'']

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[[File:Holi-Celebration.jpg|right|300px|Playing Holi]]
[[File:Littile Girl Playing Holi with Gulaal.jpg|thumb|300px|Girl playing Holi with gulaal colors]]
'''Holi'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehinduopinion.com/2020/03/happy-holi.html|title=Holi 2020|last=Hindu Opinion|first=THe|website=The Hindu Opinion}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> is one of the major [[festival]]s of [[Hindus]]. It is celebrated in South Asian countries, especially in India and Nepal. Hiranyanaksap wanted to kill his son, so he called his sister, Holika. She had a magic robe. This robe had the power to save the wearer from burning in fire. Hiranyakashyap ordered his sister to sit on a burning fire along with Prahlad. He thought that his sister would not be harmed by the fire of the magic robe and Prahlad would be burnt to death. But the result was the opposite to what the evil demon king planned.

Thus Prahlad came out of the burning fire safely and Holika was burnt to death. and holi is the festival of colours.It is celebrated with colors to mark the victory of virtue and goodness over evil.

The festival is celebrated for two days. The 2nd day, Rang Panchami, marks the closing day of the Holi festival.

People are seen with different varieties of colors on Holi. They put colors on each other, sing, dance. They worship Lord Krishna and put colors on his idol.

Families gather together and Parvi the whole day.

== References ==
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==Other websites==
* [http://www.policyholder.gov.in/uploads/CEDocuments/Holi%20is%20coming.pdf How to practice safe Holi], Government of India
* [https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2011/mar/22/religion-hinduism Holi in pictures from ''The Guardian'']
* [http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/holi-festival/?ar_a=1 Festival of Colors] National Geographic Education

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