Holi is one of India's most important festivals; it is mainly celebrated in northern India.
Why is holi celebrated:
Some stories say that this festival is celebrated as symbol of love of and Lord Krishna in Braj region of India, now a days this region belongs to Hathras, Agra, Aligarh, Mathura etc. of the state of Uttar Pradesh.
According to Bhagwat Purana, Holi is celebrated as a victory over evil, it is related to a story of Lord Vishnu's devotee Prahlad. Once his father Hiranyakashyapa declared himself as most powerful person, so he demanded that everyone worship him inclduing son Prahlad, as he had received a boon from the lord Brahma that neither he can be killed by animals nor human, neither during day nor during night, neither inside nor outside of home, neither by Ashtra nor by shashtra, neither on the ground nor in the air. As Prahlad was devotee of Lord Vishnu, Prahlad was attempted to kill many times, but he was saved and was forced to leave worshipping lord Vishnu, eventually Hirnakashyap made a plan, in which he instructed Holika, she was sister of Hiranyakashyap and she got a boon too that she was invulnerable to fire. She had to take Prahlad on her lap and sit on fire, so she did but Prahalad completely intact from fire, but Holika burnt. Thus, on holi people use bone fire as a Holika dahan and a symbol of victory over evil.
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