Holi 2024: Date, Time & All You Need To Know About The Festival Of Colours

Holi 2024: Holi has a profound meaning in Hinduism. Every year, on the full moon day of the Phalguna month, this event is held. Holika Dahan, also called Choti Holi, occurs the day before Holi. On this day, a bonfire is lighted to symbolize the triumph of good over evil and Holika is worshipped after dusk. People play Holi the following day with water and colorful powder. The Holi 2024 festival will be celebrated on Monday, March 25.

Holi 2024 Date And Time in 2024

Holi 2024 is observed on Monday, March 25. 

Holi Dahan: 24 March, Sunday (7:19 PM to 09:38 PM)

Purnima Tithi Muhurat starts at 9:55 AM on 24th March

Purnima Tithi Muhurat ends at 12:30 PM on 25th March

What is Holika Dahan?

Holika Dahan, which is the first day of Holi celebrations, is also called Chhoti Holi. It commemorates the burning of Holika, a demon who attempted to slay Lord Vishnu’s follower Prahlad and is observed the evening before Holi. Holika Dahan is a celebration of good triumphing over evil and a symbolic burning of evil.

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Holi 2024: History & Significance

One of the liveliest and most cheerful festivals in India is Holi, often known as the festival of colors. It is known as the “Festival of Love” and the “Festival of Colors” and is observed in the spring, typically around March. People gather during the event to celebrate life’s blessings and put aside their conflicts.

Holi has its roots in Hindu mythology from ancient times. The story of Holika and Prahlad is thought to be the festival’s genesis. As per the narrative, Lord Vishnu saved his follower Prahlad from the malevolent plans of his father, Hiranyakashyap. Holika, the sister of Hiranyakashyap, was blessed with an immunity to fire. 

Why is Holi celebrated?

One of the many myths and stories surrounding the Holi Festival comes from Hindu mythology. One of the protectors of Hinduism, Krishna, is mischievous and enjoys dousing the shepherdess in colored powder. Following the myth’s millennium of dissemination, it gave rise to a distinctive regional tradition in India.

According to a different legend, a tyrant once forbade his people from believing in Vishnu, but his son defied him and persisted in believing. Then, on a night of a full moon, the tyrant gave his sister Holika the order to burn the prince. Lord Vishnu was blessed when people hurried to save him the next morning using water containers and discovered that he was uninjured. Holika, on the other hand, had become ashes. Consequently, effigies of Holika, the embodiment of evil, are burned as part of the annual Holika Dahan celebration. They then hurl colored powder at one another to commemorate the triumph of good over evil.

Holi 2024 Celebrations in Different Regions:

Every region of India celebrates the holiday of Holi differently. Rang Panchami, the fifth day of Holi 2024, is celebrated in the Madhya Pradesh area of Malwa with even greater fervor than the main Holi festival. Large-scale celebrations are held in the Braj region to commemorate Holi; Lathmar Holi in Barsana is especially well-known. The Holi celebrations in Mathura and Vrindavan span fifteen days. On Rang Panchami, Holi is celebrated in Maharashtra with dry colors.