Discussion
Originally, a festival to celebrate good harvests and fertility of the land and to welcome spring with its new life and colors, Holi is now a symbolic commemoration of a legend from Hindu mythology which provides some of the ingredients for the celebrations.[1] The legend centers on an arrogant demon king who repeatedly tries but fails to kill his son Prahlada for worshipping Lord Vishnu. Finally, the king's sister Holika, who is blessed to be immune to burning, sits with the boy in a huge fire. However, while the prince Prahlada emerges unhurt with the blessings of the Lord, his aunt burns to death. Huge bonfires are burnt on the eve of Holi as a symbolic mark of this event from mythology. This vibrant festival is also associated with the legends of immortal love between Lord Krishna and Radha.