Happy Holi

Holi, a popular ancient Hindu festival mainly celebrated across India, Nepal, and South Asian diaspora, including Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji, Malaysia, Singapore, Netherlands, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United States and the UK.by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists across March 17 and 18, signalling the arrival of spring, blossoming of love, with some of the finest restaurants serving up mouth-watering feasts.  The event has mythical connections in the Indian subcontinent with the tale of vicious and arrogant king Hiranuakashipu who wanted to be worshipped by every person in the kingdom, but his son Prahlad denied him and continued worshipping Lord Vishnu. As a result, Prahlad suffered brutal punishments, although his strong belief enabled him to get through this cruelty as he kept praising Vishnu. Hiranyakashipu asked his sister  Holika to sit on a pyre with Prahlad in her lap. Holika was known to be immune to fire but she did not know that It only worked if she entered the fire alone. As a result, Holika was burnt to death and Lord Vishnu saved Prahlad. The burning of Holika is celebrated as Holi, as a sign of “Victory of Good over Evil”.

Lord Krishna was poisoned as a baby by a demoness and turned into blue colour. He fell in love with Radha and was worried Radha would reject him because of his skin colour. Krishna’s mother suggested that he playfully colour Radha’s face with some colours which made Radha fall in love with him.