HOLI Festival Celebration in Nepal

Posted in 25th May, 2020

Holi Festival is celebrated by rubbing colored powder on each other’s faces, the use of colored water to spray on each other is also prevalent. The harbinger of good and balmy spring weather, Holi is celebrated all over Nepal. The Legend behind it is that this festival originated as a celebration of the death of the Demoness Holika. In Kathmandu Valley, Fagu Poornima begins on the first day with the raising of a pole around noon in front of Kumari House, Kathmandu Durbar Square. HOLI Festival Celebration in Nepal is popular for the revelry that surrounds this festival as people douse each other with water and colors. Foreigners especially tourists readily take part in the merriment and get drenched in colorful water as there are no rituals involved in playing.

This wicked woman, who was supposed to be indestructible by fire had made several attempts and failed to kill her nephew, Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Eventually, she grabbed the boy and jumped into an inferno, confident that the boy would perish in the blaze while she would escape unscathed. But miraculously, the boy remained unharmed while Holika succumbed to the fire which completely destroyed her.

In Kathmandu Valley, the HOLI Festival Celebration in Nepal begins on the first day with the raising of a pole around noon in front of Kumari House, Durbar Square. Holi is popular for the revelry that surrounds this festival as people douse each other with water and colors. Foreigners especially tourists readily take part in the merriment and get drenched in colorful water as there are no rituals involved in playing. 

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On the final day, the pole known as Chir is brought down dragged to Tudikhel and burnt to cinders. The ashes are carried home by devotees as it is believed it will provide them protection against evil. This Holi festival ( Fagu Poornima ) in Kathmandu happening on 29 March 2021. As Holi is very popular among our guests, Golden Nepal Holidays offers a special Holi Package including Kathmandu and Pokhara Sightseeing

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