HOLI

Holi gets its name from holika . Holika was the sister of demon
king Hiranyakashap.
Hiranyakashap got a blessing from lord Bhrama that he cannot
be killed by a man or an animal , inside or outside , at day or
night , above or on the ground. So Hiranyakashap thought
that he should be worshiped . his own son Pralhad continued
to worship lord Vishnu . this made his father very angry. He
asked Pralhad to jump from a mountain but he was safe .
even when he made Pralhad jump in a well he remained
unhurt . Then Hiranyakashap ordered a wild elephant but he
remained unhurt again . Next Pralhad was put in a room full
of angry poisonous snakes but Pralhad was not hurt . Finaly
Holika made Pralhad sit on a big pile of wood with her . She
had a shawl which flew to Pralhad and she was completely
burnt and Pralhad was safe again . But suddenly lord Vishnu
appeared as half human and a half lion and killed
Hiranyakashap on his laps.
 DIWALI
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE DIWALI?
• When lord Ram came back
from his 14 year vanvas and
defeating demon king
Ravan and his 1 of his
brothers . Everyone was
very happy and they
decided to celebrate and
from then the rest of the
people decided to continue
this event as a mark of good
over evil.
 GURPURAB
• Guru Nanak Gurpurab,
also known as Guru
Nanak's Prakash Utsav,
celebrates the birth of the
first Sikh Guru, Guru
Nanak. This is one of the
most sacred festivals in
Sikh. The festivities in the
Sikh religion revolve
around the anniversaries
of the 10 Sikh Gurus.
 RAKSHA BANDHAN
• Raksha Bandhan has
the sisters tying a
thread around their
brother's wrist as a
symbol of their love and
in turn the brother
pledges to protect his
sister.
 BAISAKHI
• Baisakhi is usualy
celebrated on 13 or 14 of
April . Baisakhi marks
the Sikh new year and
commemorates the
formation of Khalsa panth
of warriors under Guru
Gobind Singh in 1699. It is
additionally a spring
harvest festival for
the Sikhs.
 LOHRI
• Though popular belief
has it
that Lohri is celebrated
to mark the end of peak
winter, this festival is
traditionally associated
with the harvest of the
rabi crops. Punjabi
farmers see the day
after Lohri as the
financial New Year