Holi 2018 Date messages Wishes quotes images and Story behind festival of colors

Holi 2018 Date| Holi messages , Holi Wishes quotes , Holi images and Story behind festival of colors

The festival indicates that the arrival of spring, end of winter, the victory of good over evil and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive.

Holi celebrates mainly on northern side of India and some states in southern India.

Holi Date

Begins in the evening of Thursday 1 st March 2018 Ends in the evening of Friday 2 nd March 2018

Holi Rituals

It lasts for a whole night and a day, begins on the evening of the Full Moon day, which comes somewhere between the end of February and the middle of March.

The first evening is known as Holika Dahan or Chhoti Holi and the following day as Holi, Rangwali Holi, Dhuleti, Dhulandi, or Phagwah.

celebrations start on the night before Holi with a Holika Dhan where people gather, perform religious rituals in front of the bonfire, and pray that their internal evil be destroyed the way Holika , the sister of the Asura king Hiranyakashpu , was killed in the fire. The next morning is celebrated as Rangwali Holi festival of colors, where people throw each other with colors .

People will throws the colors each others and gather shares sweets and foods. They visits their families in the festival day. They make and drink Indian traditional drink called 'Bhang'.

Exiting Story behind Holi

Once there was a king named Hiranyakashyap. He ruled the entire kingdom of earth. He ordered everybody in his kingdom to worship only him. But his son, Prahlad became a very intense devotee of Lord Vishnu and refused to worship his father. Hiranyakashyap tried several ways to kill his son Prahlad but Lord Vishnu saved him every time. Finally, he asked his sister, "Holika" to enter a dazzling fire with Prahlad in her lap. For, Hiranyakashyap knew that Holika had a blessing, whereby, she could enter the fire unharmed.

Holika influenced young Prahlad to sit in her lap and she herself took her seat in fire. The story has it that Holika had to pay the price of her sinister desire by her life. Holika was not aware that the blessing worked only when she entered the fire alone. Prahlad, who kept chanting the name of Lord Vishnu all this while, came out unharmed,. Thus, Holi derives its name from Holika. And, is celebrated as a festival of victory of good over evil.

Holi Messages | Holi quotes

May this Holi brighten your path towards progress and continued success. Happy Holi!
May the color of Holi fill your Life with Joy and happiness. Happy Holi!
Let it go, just color it red and yellow and green and purple. Life is letting it go and playing Holi!
May your life be filled with happiness and may you be successful in whatever you do. Wishing you a very happy Holi.
Best Wishes to you for a Holi filled with sweet memories and moments to have it.for very Long. Happy Holi!
Happy holi……May this festival bring more colors in your life.
Celebrate the festival of colors with happiness…..Happy Holi.
Let the colors shower Joy ,wishing you a happy Holi.
Drench yourself in colors.Wishing yu a Happy holi.
Enjoy the colors of real life…..wishing You all a happy Holi.
lot of fun and bright colors splashing every where. Happy Holi!
A beautiful smile and greetings is just enough to express the feelings. Happy Holi!
It is the time expresses the happiness of being loved and to be loved through colors,Happy Holi.
It is a time to show affection. All the colors that are on you are of love!.....Happy Holi.
Lets all negativity and bring positivity in life.celebrate with vibrant colors.,,Happy Holi