Holi is Coming

This Saturday marks another Hindu festival called Holi or the Festival of Colors. I've been told that it essentially celebrates the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology and it also marks the arrival of Spring. To celebrate Holi, people create huge bonfires and throw colored powder and water on friends and family. Sounds like fun, huh?

There are obvious signs that Holi is approaching. The stores in the market all have large displays of colored powders, water balloons and water guns. And just yesterday, a boy down the street tried to hit me with a water balloon. Fortunately, he missed.