Holi 2022: know the date and auspicious time for Holika Dahan for the year 2022

When is Holi 2022

Holi, the festival of colours, has special significance. The preparations for this festival start from Basant Panchami. This time on Friday, March 18, 2022, the day will be celebrated with great enthusiasm across the country. According to the belief, the holy festival of Holi is celebrated in the devotion of the devotee Prahlad and the happiness of saving his life from God.

Holi 2022 Date: Full Moon of Holi Falgun Month

Holika Dahan takes place on the day. The next day the festival of Holi is celebrated. This time Holika Dahan will be celebrated on 17th March and Holi on 18th March, Friday. Holashtak will be held 8 days before Holi i.e. from 10 March. It is forbidden to do any auspicious work during this time. Holi preparations start from the day of Holashtak. Let us know the auspicious time and importance of Holika Dahan.
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Shubh Muhurat of Holika Dahan (Holi 2022 Date and Shubh Muhurat)

Holika Dahan date - March 17 (Monday) Holika Dahan auspicious time - will be from 9.20 pm to 10.31 pm in the night. That is, about 1 hour 10 minutes will be available for Holika Dahan.
How is Holika Dahan done? A dry tree is kept at the place of Holika Dahan a few days before. On the day of Holika Dahan, keeping logs of wood, grass, straw and cow dung on it, they set fire to it. In the auspicious time of Holika Dahan, a fire should be lit by a senior member of the family. Holika Dahan is also called Choti Holi in many places. On the next day, the festival of Holi is celebrated by applying La Gulal to each other.

 Mythology related to Holi (Significance and Katha)

Many stories related to Holi are found in the history-Puranas. The story of Hiranyakashipu and devotee Prahlad is most special in this. According to the legend, Prahlad, the son of Asura Hiranyakashipu, was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu, but this was not liked by Hiranyakashipu at all. He entrusted the task of turning the child Prahlad away from the devotion of God to his sister Holika, who had a boon that fire could not burn his body. With the aim of killing Bhaktaraj Prahlad, Holika entered the fire taking him in her lap, but as a result of Prahlad's devotion and grace of God, Holika herself got burnt in the fire. Prahlad's body in a fire

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