Holi is one of the colorful festival celebrated in Nepal. People celebrate this festival by smearing vermillion and colors on the faces of their friends and relatives. Revellers also throw colored water and water balloons on one another as part of celebration. Holi or Fagu Pumima usually falls on the Nepali calendar month of Falgun. The festival is observed to celebrate the victory of good over evil in the story of prince Pralad, son of demon King, Hiranyakasyapu. According to the story, Pralad was a devout worshipper of lord Vishnu, of which Hiranyakasyapu was very angry. One day, Hiranyakasyapu ordered his sister, Holika, to kill Pralad. Holika, who possessed the power to control fire, took Pralad on her lap and entered a burning pyre. But lord Vishnu protected the young prince and burnt Holika to death. The name of the festival, Holi, is derived from Holika. The festival is also associated with the death of Putana, a female demon, who died while trying to kill young lord Krishna. Holi also marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring.
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