I used to work with a wonderful teacher who celebrated Holi with the children every year by covering their clothes and throwing powder paint around our art room. It was always a favourite time of the year but we thought him very brave for taking it on indoors.
Since then, I’ve always thought my kids would love to be involved in the celebrations. This year I took them to the Festival of Colour at Redmond City Hall. This is how they describe the festival,
The festival does not recognizes any bars of caste, class or creed. Drenched in colors, everybody comes to resemble each other losing their original self. This is the beauty of this festival. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that this festival treats everybody at par, all differences dissolve in the colored water that flows in plenty in it.
Holi calls to put an end to any hard feelings that might have cropped up during the year. People apply color and give each other a friends hug as they greet Holi, the tradition is called, ‘Holi Milan’. It is strongly believed that even enemies turn friend on the day of Holi.
Holi announces the arrival of spring and the passing of winter. The festival breathes an atmosphere of social merriment. People bury their hatchets with a warm embrace and throw their worries to the wind. Every nook and corner presents a colorful sight. Young and old alike are covered with colors (red, green, yellow, blue, black and silver). People in small groups are seen singing, dancing and throwing colors on each other.
Two bags of coloured powder costs $5 on the day and slightly cheaper if you book in advance. Other packages are also available, for those who want additional colours, t-shirts or food. We chose two bags each which was plenty for at least an hour of fun.
Wading in mud, music and dancing and throwing coloured powder at each other – it was pretty much my kids idea of Heaven. Strangers greeted them with cries of Happy Holi as they daubed colours onto their face.
They competed to see who could get the most colourful hair.
And their favourite part was the countdown.
All topped off with a bit of dancing.
Mess, music, fun and friendship, essential ingredients for the best festivals .
Right from the Start 
I can only imagine how much the kids loved this! How much fun! #CountryKids
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What a fabulous experience for the girls, I bet they loved the freedom that Holi appears too bring with it. I love the mindset of Holi, and how it’s about friendship and bringing people together. The colourful powder in their hair looks so great, I bet they haven’t stopped talking about it.
Thanks for linking up with me on #CountryKids.
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What a wonderful experience. Such a lovely message, and so much fun! They must have had a blast 🙂 #countrykids
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What a fun time and how colourful it all is! This looks like an amazing experience to have #countrykidsfun
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It all seems a little nuts. How different and a real experience for children. I think N would hate it though – he’s not a fan of getting messy other than mud
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Awww love the bright colours. It’s lovely to introduce our children to all types of event. #CountryKids
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Awww love the bright colours. It’s lovely to introduce our children to all types of event. #CountryKids
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A beautiful festival tradition to get involved in! Love the boundaries it breaks down to create a unifying event. Your girls look very colourful many happy holi memories to keep sacred! #countrykids
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Wow I have never heard of this – what an amazing event! My girl would love to be allowed to get so messy! #countrykids
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And I knew there was a plus side somewhere to having a messy car!
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Oh this looks like so much fun! Such a bright and colourful event, it must have been wonderful to join in with.
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What a fun experience! The girls look great. #countrykids
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I’ve not heard of Holi before but I love the sound of it. Looks like you had a lot of fun getting all colourful 🙂 #countrykids
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