Zach with his friend Sam.
The Spring Festival of India, Holi - is a festival of colors. Celebrated in March or April according to the Hindu calendar, it was meant to welcome the spring and win the blessings of Gods for good harvests and fertility of the land. As with all the Hindu festivals, there are many interesting legends attached to Holi, the most popular being that of Prince Prahlad, who was a devout follower of Lord Vishnu. It is the second most important festival of India after Diwali. Holi in India is a festival of fun and frolic and has been associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha. The exuberance and the festivity of the season are remarkable.
Okay, that's the official definition. For the high schoolers at the American School it meant "Paint Wars!!!" They all donned old clothing and ran around splashing, pelting, rubbing and throwing brightly colored powdered paint at each other. To make sure it was really fun they turned on the sprinklers to "rinse off"! I thought I was seeing a seven year old Zach in a 15 year old body. They had a blast and I only had to wash his tshirt 4 or 5 times to get it remotely clean. But hey, I told him that would be his souvenir shirt from Holi :)
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