Holi 2025 Festival of Colors: Holi, the vibrant Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of spring will be celebrated on Friday, March 14, and Holika Dahan, also known as Choti Holi one of the most important festivals in India celebrated the day before the festival of colours, will be observed on the evening of March 13. From rituals to history here’s everything you need to know about the beautiful festival.
Holi 2025 Festival of Colors
Holi has arrived, filling the air with excitement, laughter, and a riot of colours. This much-anticipated festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm across India. As the festival nears, families prepare Gujiyas, stock up on colours, and gather water balloons and pichkaris (water guns) to join in the cheerful festivities. The festival brings people of all ages and backgrounds together through its celebrations. People burn bonfires on this day to represent the triumph of good over evil.
Holi and Holika Dahan 2025: Date
Every year, there’s curiosity about whether Holi and Holika Dahan will fall on the same day and when the celebrations should take place.
According to Drik Panchang, In 2025, Holi will be celebrated on Friday, March 14, and Holika Dahan, also known as Chota Holi, will be celebrated on the evening of March 13.
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As per the Drik Panchang calendar, the most auspicious time to perform the rituals starts at 11:26 PM on march 13 and lasts until 12:30 AM, Mar 14, duration of 01 Hour 04 Mins.
Holi 2025: History
Holi is one of the oldest Hindu festivals, with roots tracing back to ancient India. It is associated with various legends, the most popular being the story of Prahlad and Holika. Prahlad was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. But his father, King Hiranyakashipu, was a tyrant and he was trying to please Lord Brahma to gain immortality.
Hiranyakashipu was an enemy of Vishnu and was angry with Prahlad for being a devotee of Vishnu. And so, Hiranyakashipu asked his sister Holika to kill Prahlad. Holika had a boon to protect her. Lord Brahma gave her a divine shawl that protected her from fire, and so she sat on the burning pyre with Prahlad in her lap. But when Lord Vishnu came to know about the plan of the two, the divine shawl protected Prahlad instead of Holika.
Holi is also a celebration of the divine love between Lord Krishna and Radha. So, an elaborate Holi is played in Mathura and Vrindavan.
Holi 2025: Significance
Holi mark the arrival of spring symbolizing renewal, growth, and the blossoming of love. At the heart of Holi lies its profound cultural significance. It transcends boundaries of caste, creed and class, uniting people with camaraderie and goodwill. Overall holika dahan is a time of faith devotion, and the victory of good over evil, encouraging participants to forgive past grievances and start anew.
Holi 2025: Rituals
Holika Dahan: The first day, designated as Holika Dahan or Choti Holi, centres around the preparation and subsequent lighting of a bonfire to symbolize the burning of Holika and the triumph of good over evil. People gather around the fire, sing songs, and perform rituals.
Post Holi celebrations
The next day, Rangwali Holi, is all about throwing colours, drenching friends and family in gulal (coloured powder) and water, and dancing to festive beats.
Feasting: Traditional sweets like gujiya, malpua, and thandai are prepared and shared with family and friends.
The colourful event celebrates the arrival of spring and harvest, promotes unity, drives out negativity during Holika Dahan, and spreads hope and optimism.