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Q1. Holi is celebrated starting on the Purnima (Full moon day) of which month of the Hindu Calendar ?
Ans. Phalgun
Q2. Holi is celebrated by burning Holika, a demoness in Hindu scriptures who was burnt to death and whose special cloak garment saved which daitya king ?
Ans. Prahlada
Q3. People celebrate Holi through several delicacies, food and drinks, one of which is prepared using the buds and leaves of cannabis What is the name of this intoxicating drink that is famously associated with Holi ?
Ans. Bhaang
Q4. A local celebration of Holi takes place in Banaras and Mathura involving the men of the towns being greeted by the women folk by hurling sticks at them while the men try to shield themselves is called ?
Ans. Lath mar Holi
Q5. The flowers of this tree are ae used ot make this traditional saffron color for Holi. The plant lend its name to a town famous for a historic battle fought there in 1757 and it is also the Sate flower of Jharkhand state in India. Which tree ?
Ans. Palash
Q6. The second day of the Holi festival is also known as ?
Ans. Dhulendi
Ans. Phalgun
Q2. Holi is celebrated by burning Holika, a demoness in Hindu scriptures who was burnt to death and whose special cloak garment saved which daitya king ?
Ans. Prahlada
Q3. People celebrate Holi through several delicacies, food and drinks, one of which is prepared using the buds and leaves of cannabis What is the name of this intoxicating drink that is famously associated with Holi ?
Ans. Bhaang
Q4. A local celebration of Holi takes place in Banaras and Mathura involving the men of the towns being greeted by the women folk by hurling sticks at them while the men try to shield themselves is called ?
Ans. Lath mar Holi
Q5. The flowers of this tree are ae used ot make this traditional saffron color for Holi. The plant lend its name to a town famous for a historic battle fought there in 1757 and it is also the Sate flower of Jharkhand state in India. Which tree ?
Ans. Palash
Q6. The second day of the Holi festival is also known as ?
Ans. Dhulendi