Time To Celebrate

There is surely cause for celebration.

Two things:

Spring is here. (Though it may not look or feel like it out here in Utah.)

It is also my Birthday today.

There was a celebration. It wasn't really for my birthday, but I like to think that's one main reason I went. I was never able to go the previous years.

I mentioned the Holi Festival in my last vlog. Holi is a Hindu religious festival celebrated at the passing of winter on the last full moon day. People get together, throw colors, have bonfires, sing, dance and chant mantras. In India, colored water is typically thrown along with colored powder. Here in Utah, they throw colored powder. Throwing water at each other 30 degree weather might make a lot of people sick.

So many people go to the Festival of Colors each year. This is the time of year when everyone in Utah's facebook news feed is filled with pictures of people covered in color. It gets to be a little much, but going to the festival is a beautiful thing.

I put together a short video about my experience. Please forgive the terrible quality and camera shake.

My shirt started out white, and I'm not sure if that scarf will ever be the same... But I am so glad I was able to go this year.