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The Holika Dahan 2026 date, why it falls on that day, and where it differs by region. Includes the countdown and a one-tap add-to-calendar.
Holika Dahan 2026: 3 March 20261 dayहोलिका दहन
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Holika Dahan 2026
Holika Dahan follows Phalguna Purnima (the full moon of Phalguna), the evening before Holi. It runs for about 1 day nationally.
A common question is why the date moves. The Hindu calendar is lunisolar: it tracks the moon for months and the sun for years, which means the civil date of a lunar festival drifts by up to about a fortnight from one year to the next. Islamic festivals follow the purely lunar Hijri calendar and move roughly eleven days earlier every year, subject to moon sighting. A handful of festivals — Makar Sankranti, Vaisakhi, Pongal and the other solar ones — stay on nearly the same date. The entry below tells you which of these applies here.
The Holika fire is lit in the neighbourhood ground, and roasting fresh wheat ears over the embers is a shared part of the night. In Bihar, sattu and gur are offered into the fire.
Observed as Kama Dahanam, the burning of Kamadeva, with an entirely different set of stories. The ritual is performed with a ritual pyre rather than a community bonfire.
The community bonfire is observed, though on a smaller scale than in North India, and the following day's colour play is more contained.
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