why is holi celebrated

The story of Prahlad, the son of Asura Hiranyakashipu, is behind the celebration of Holi.

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Hiranyakashyap was the king of the Asuras who considered himself as God. But Prahlad, the son of Hiranyakashyap,

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was a devotee of Lord Vishnu and had infinite faith in him. Hiranyakashyap did not like this thing at all.

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Regarding this, Hiranyakashyap used to oppose his son's immense devotion towards Lord Vishnu and was unhappy with him.

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He thought that no one else can be considered as God except him. Prahlad is warned many times by Hiranyakashyap

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that he should not worship Vishnu or else he will be put to death. But Prahlad did not listen to a word of his father and even after being warned,

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he remained engrossed in the worship of Vishnu. Many times Hiranyakashyap tried to kill his son but he failed in this attempt.

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After all efforts, Hiranyakashyap thought of taking the help of his sister Holika.

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God had given a boon to Holika that no one can burn Holika in the fire. After this, a pyre is made by Hiranyakashyap,

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