Yesterday, West Bengal celebrated Holi. There are various legends behind this holiday and both Muslims and Hindus engage in the festivities. This "Festival of Colors" signals the coming of spring and is basically a good excuse for everyone (including adults) to get messy. Several of my friends and I had the opportunity to "play Holi" with a huge group of locals. It was
, by far, the most fun I've had in a long time!
, by far, the most fun I've had in a long time!"Playing Holi" involves the throwing, smearing, rubbing, etc. of colored powder. There is also the possibility of adding lots of water to the powder and throwing buckets of colored water on people... awesome. Virtually no one is safe: kids use water gun-esque toys to squirt cars and motorcycles as they pass and people throw dyed water or powder from their rooftops unsuspecting pedestrians. It was an absolute blast.
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