A Cultural Event

Every year, a colorful festival is been hold in India. It is called the Holi Festival (of Colors).
It is an anciend festival, originally namen 'Holika'. Historians say that Holi excisted long before Christ but that the meaning of the festival changed several times over years. They said that earlier Holi was a rite performed by married woman who worshiped the full moon (Raka).
Holi was originally celibrated by all people in the Eastern part of India and all of the Aryans

Nowadays it is hard to predict and calculate a lunar month (amanta and purnimanta).
Every celebrating of the Holi Festival had it's fixed rituals and are followed every year very exactly.

Preparations:
Half a week before the festival, people start gathering wood of the lighting of a big bonfire called 'Holika' at the major road of the city. This bonfire has a holy meaning and is one of the highlights of the Holi Festival.

Holika Dahan Celebrations:
Then on the eve of Holi Festival, Holika Dahan takes place. Effigy of Holika, the devil minded sister of demon King Hiranyakashyap is placed in the wood that formes the bonfire and burnt. For, Holika tried to kill Hiranyakashyap's son Prahlad, an ardent devotee of Lord Naarayana. The ritual symbolises the victory of good over evil and also the triumph of a true worshiper.

Play of Colors:
The next day is the main event of the Holi Festival. It is called the Play of Colors and is famous all over the world. The day is called Dhuleti and it is. There is no tradition of holding puja and is meant for pure enjoyment.
Even tourists form other believes come to India to participate in this event.

I would love to participate in the Holi Event and therefore I really want to visit India during this lovely festival.