The main day of the hindu festival of colour, HOLI, was yesterday and celebrated in Nepal! Disappointed I wasnt there for it, as everyone throws powdered colour at each other on the streets! The kids go crazy, its great!!
Infact I haven't been in Nepal for Holi since my first time there in 2003. Then we had 20 kids in the extended family we were staying with in a rural village in the south of Nepal, all running after us iwth hands full of powdered bright colours! (see the pic bottom right for the outcome!)
HOLI marks the end of the winter season and the start of spring in the lunar calendar, which I am VERY glad about!!
I love all the bright coloured powders when they are all lined up in baskets at market (they are used for most hindu festivals, such as Laxmi Puja, in a more serene fashion) - the colours remind me of the new geometric coloured patterns that will be available in our Jogi Range later in the summer - see picture below - fun!!
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