Holi: Festival of Colors Starts to Swarm America by Gunjan Bagla

The Festival of Colors, known as Holi, is now celebrated across American cities and towns from Boston to Los Angeles, from Salt Lake City to Houston. While the festival originates in the religious tradition of Hinduism, all parts of society are welcomed regardless of spiritual affiliation. As played out in America, entire families show up in white or light-colored clothes and sprinkle, spray or smear one another with bright red, pink, green, yellow, purple, magenta and blue colors.

February 19, 2012

The Huffington Post

Holi: Festival of Colors Starts to Swarm America by Gunjan Bagla

In Fairfield, Iowa, Caterina Bacal Titus looks forward to a unique celebration in the month of March each year. “We meet in the park in the late morning, usually about 20 families — young children, parents, teenagers, in our casual clothes and with a playful demeanor. Someone brings the packets of color powder and we joyfully splash each other with every color of the rainbow. By the end, we are all so covered in colors, laughing, and just embracing the joy and love of the community.”

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Holi: Festival of Colors Starts to Swarm America by Gunjan Bagla