Festival of Colors

One of the things I love about the Indian culture is their extravagant festivals. Any festival celebrated in India is over the top – everything from the music to their attire to the food cooked is done with lavishness. This Wednesday, on March 27^th, was the festival called ‘Holi’, also known as a festival of colors. This is a huge festival that is celebrated all over the country to mark the beginning of spring. During this event, participants all wear white clothing and throw colored powder at each other. At the end of this event, you will not know the difference between yourself and the person standing next to you. This illustrates the other significance of Holi – it brings people of different backgrounds together to show that we are not all that different from each other.

Many of the festivals in India are in honor of the arrival of different seasons and have a great social significance but many times they also have religious influence. For example, the celebration of Holi also celebrates the conquering of good over evil. It has me wondering of how in India the religious and cultural aspects are intermixed and one aspect has an influence on the other. 

All though I am not in India to celebrate this festival, various cities are hosting this event and an organization at Texas A&M hosts this event every year and this year it will be on April 7^th from 12 – 4 pm on Simpson Drill Field. The whole event is free and is a tonne of fun. Just wanted to let you know if you wanted to come!