What festival is February 5 in Gregorian calendar?

What festival is February 5th?

A: Holi Festival in India.

Among many festivals, the most important ones are: Lantern Festival, Holi Festival and Ten Victory Festival. These three festivals are actually Hindu festivals.

Holistic festival

February and March of Gregorian calendar are Hindu festivals and national festivals. This section originated from the Indian epic Mahabharata, which is about March in the solar calendar, and its position in India is probably second only to the Lantern Festival. As soon as the weather in India passes, this festival becomes hot, so there is the Indian Spring Festival, also known as Holi Festival, which is one of the oldest festivals in India, representing the end of monotonous winter and indicating the richness of the land in spring. There is also a story about the origin of Holi. Once upon a time, there was an evil king named HIRANYAKASHIPU, who forced his subjects to respect him as a god, while the little prince PRAHLAD still insisted on believing in Vishnu. To this end, the king asked his sister Holika, who was not afraid of fire, to jump into the fire with Prasad in her arms in an attempt to get rid of the little prince. However, contrary to expectations, Holika was burned to ashes, while Prasad was safe and sound because of Vishnu's protection. To celebrate, people sprinkled red on the little prince. Therefore, people set 65438+February every year as Holi Festival. On the second day of Holi Festival, people splash and daub each other with water and various pigments. At night, people throw the statue of Holika tied with grass and paper into the fire and burn it. Indians will also drink a milky drink on Holi Festival, which is said to ensure safety and health in the coming year. When Holi Festival comes, people, whether they know each other or not, can splash red water on each other, or splash powders of various colors on each other, and paint each other with various colors to make big robes. Besides people, cars are not immune. In the evening, people will play music, sing and dance. If it is in the countryside, a bonfire will be lit, symbolizing the burning of Holika and the destruction of evil.