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One outdated practice associated with this holiday, in which a spiritual leader was fastened with a hook in his back and then raised into the air, has a name translating as "the swinging of the hero." Â One celebration of this holiday involves attaching pieces of cloth to a Chīr tree, which is then burned as different clans attempt to steal each other's pieces of cloth. Â Songs called phagua are sung during this holiday that commemorates (*) Prahlada's survival of a series of attempted murders by his father, Hiranyakashipu. Â Because one of those attempted killings saw Prahlada emerge unscathed from a fire, it is often celebrated by constructing a large bonfire. Â It also is celebrated by the throwing of red powder. Â For 10 points, name this festival of colors, a holiday celebrating the Spring harvest in Hinduism.
One outdated practice associated with this holiday, in which a spiritual leader was fastened with a hook in his back and then raised into the air, has a name translating as "the swinging of the hero."
Holi