Holi (Festival Of Colours) : 10 Facts

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Holi is a Hindu spring festival celebrated in the Indian subcontinent, likewise referred to as the “Festival of Colours”.The celebration indicates the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and also for several a cheery day to satisfy others, play and laugh, fail to remember and also forgive, and also repair broken relationships. It is also celebrated as a thanksgiving for an excellent harvest. It lasts for an evening as well as a day, beginning on the evening of the Purnima (Moon day) dropping in the Vikram Samvat Hindu Schedule month of Phalguna, which falls somewhere between completion of February and the middle of March in the Gregorian calendar. The initial night is referred to as Holika Dahan or Chhoti Holi and also the complying with day as Holi, Rangwali Holi, Dhuleti, Dhulandi, or Phagwah.

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   Holi is also known as

   • Festival of Sweets
   • Festival of Lights
   • Festival of colors
   • None of these
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   In which place the famous “Lath maar holi” is played ?

   • Mathura
   • Barsana
   • Kolkata
   • Gokul
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   By which name Holi is known as in Orissa ?

   • Durgotsab
   • Holi
   • Makar Sankranti
   • Dolajata
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   In South India, Holika Dahan is known as

   • Kama Dahanam
   • Holi
   • Dolajata
   • Durgotsab
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   In which hindu month, Holi is celebrated ?

   • Ashvin
   • Kartik
   • Phalguna
   • Pousha
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   Holi celebrates the beginning of the new season called ?

   • Winter
   • Spring
   • Autumn
   • Summer
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   In Bengal, Holi is known as

   • Dol Jatra
   • Holi
   • Holika Dahan
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   For Sikhs, Holi calls for the display of their physical strength and military prowess as they gather at Anandpur Sahib a day after Holi to celebrate Hola Mohalla. Who started it?

   • Guru Nanak Dev Ji
   • Guru Angad Dev Ji
   • Guru Gobind Singh Ji
   • Guru Teg Bahadur Singh Ji
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   The bonfires on the eve of Holi are lit in memory of the miraculous escape of young Prahlad when Demoness Holika carried him into the fire. Whose sister was Holika?

   • Hiranyakashipu
   • Ravana
   • Kansa
   • Bhasmasur
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    As per mythology, Holi is the celebration of death of Ogress Pootana who came to kill which GOD ?

    • Ram
    • Krishna
    • Shiva
    • Vishnu
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