holi bharat ka pramukh tyohar hai. puranoan mean varnit hai ki hiranyakashipu ki bahan holika varadan ke prabhav se nity agni snan karati thi. hiranyakashipu ne apani bahan holika se prahlad ko god mean lekar agnisnan karane ko kaha. usane samajha ki aisa karane se prahlad agni mean jal jaega tatha holika bach jaegi. holika ne aisa hi kiya, kiantu holika jal gayi, prahlad bach gaye. is parv ko 'navanneshti yajnaparv' bhi kaha jata hai, kyoanki khet se aye navin ann ko is din yajn mean havan karake prasad lene ki parampara bhi hai. us ann ko 'hola' kahate hai. isi se isaka nam 'holikotsav' p da. sabhi log apasi bhedabhav ko bhulakar ise harsh v ullas ke sath manate haian. holi parasparik saumanasy ekata aur samanata ko bal deti hai. ... aur padhean
