Holi is the festival of colours that falls on the month of Falgun or Chaitra, is undoubtedly the most fun-filled festival of Hindu. Phagu is another name for Holi where Phagu means the sacred red powder and Pune is the full moon day. This day is a symbolic tribute of a legend from Hindu Mythology. There was a proud king who showed antipathy towards his son Prahlad worshipping Lord Vishnu. His attempts to kill his son failed all the time. Then finally, the king's sister Holika who is said to be immune to burning, sits with the boy in a huge fire. However, the prince Prahlada emerges unscathed because of the blessing of his Lord Bishnu, while his aunt burns to death. Holi commemorates this event from mythology, and huge bonfires are burnt on the eve of this festival as its symbolic representation. It's an occasion that brings in unadulterated joy and delight, fun and play, music and dance, and, of course, lots of bright colors with no distinctions of caste, class, age, and gender during Holi. This is a very exuberant festival, where youngers offer colors to elders or put tika on their forehead and the elders does the same by putting colors on their youngsters. All over the streets people can be watched having fun, throwing colors and water-balloons, locally called 'lollas' on each other.
Holi is celebrated on March 10th in Hilly Areas & on March 11th in the Terai Region.
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