Holikā (English spelling) Holika

Japanese: Holikā(英語表記)Holika
Holikā (English spelling) Holika

…It is held every year on the full moon day in Phalguna (February-March). The main rituals are the first day, in which an effigy of Holika is burned in a celebratory fire and another celebratory fire is lit that night, and the next day, people of all castes and genders throw colored powder and water at each other, heckling each other with vulgar language. The words used by the Brahmin priests in the first day's ritual include words to purify impurities at the beginning of the year and to pray for good health and good fortune. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…毎年パールグナ(2~3月)の満月の日に行われる。祝火でホーリカーHolikāの人形を焼き,その夜さらに祝火を点ずる1日目の儀礼と,翌日カーストや性別にかかわりなく色つきの粉や水をかけあい下品な言葉でやじり合う乱痴気騒ぎが中心。1日目の儀礼でバラモンの祭官が用いる祭詞には,年の始めに穢(けがれ)をはらい,健康や幸運を祈る言葉がみられる。…

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