Add color to your life

Add some color to your life

Celebrate Holi!
Let them spray you with water
Drop colored powder on your head
Shoot water through the window of your taxi
Create a splash of color on your white clothes.
Say goodbye to winter
Welcome spring to the world
Add some color to your life
Celebrate Holi!

Mom arrived just in time to celebrate Holi with me. Rather than take her directly to the streets of New Delhi on what is one of the craziest day we decided to participate in the smaller celebration going on at school. That didn't keep us from getting blasted through the taxi window on our drive home, but it did mean we got a ton of smiles from locals when they realized that we had "played Holi." Thanks to following some of the suggestions I received (put oil in your hair, make sure to slather on the sunscreen, wear old clothes) we managed to escape without much long term coloring. Mom has a single purple spot on her toe nail she has been enjoying as a memory. I'm just glad my hair is still blonde and not a mixture of yellow, red and purple like many of my fair students. This is definitely a colorful, light-hearted and fun holiday.