Or called the Festival of Color, it’s a holiday celebrated all over Nepal and India. Everyone stands on their roof and throws dyed water on any one down in the street or from roof to roof. Fortunately, my house has one of the higher roofs around, making me the champion of Holi (hence the crappy pictures, I was much more concerned in getting revenge on all the kids that hit me with balloons on the days previous to Holi). Being extremely white doesn’t help though, everyone loves to get ba-deesh-ees (foreigners) and I certainly was the target of many balloons. It’s truly a war zone out there kids. I stocked up on plastic bags for a few days so I wouldn’t have to enter the red zone and resupply (ground level = vulnerable.). Girls are the primary target during this festy, and they are outnumbered by far. There were roofs upon roofs of dudes surrounding one roof full of girls. Not meaning to be a chauvinist pig, but girls aren’t very good at dodging water balloons. I seriously think we should instate this festival in the US, or around the world for that matter. It is fuuuun; sometimes in life you just gotta aim for people’s heads with plastic bags full of water and hope for the best, especially when they’re not looking (and then hide). It’s pretty rewarding, in a deranged/zen sort of way.
Want to learn more – loved your pics and commentary – I agree that we should do this in the U.S. – Maybe when you become President…….
Hey buddy…I would take you down in a water balloon fight. You don’t want to mess with this little lady!
yeah, ROBERT CHARLES FOR PRESIDENT 2024!!!