FESTIVALS

Holi - 4th March 2007

27th March 2005 

Bonfire/Rang Mela (throwing of colours) at 8pm

Holi is a day in India when Hindus throw brightly coloured water and powder over just about everyone they can! It is often known as the festival of colours and is connected with spring. Lord Krishna and the gopis also played by spraying coloured water at one other! During the evening there is a bonfire. This fire is part of the following story:

Five year old Prince Prahlada refused to obey his demoniac father, Hiranyakashipu, who was the most powerful person in the universe. Thus the wicked Hiranyakashipu tried to kill and torture Prahlada in many ways. However, Prahlad was protected by Lord Vishnu, or God. At one time, Hiranyakashipu's wicked sister Holika (hence 'Holi') tried to kill Prahlad by carrying the child into a blazing fire. She had a boon that protected her from fire, but in this instance, the saintly Prahlad
was protected, whilst his evil aunt burned to ashes.

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