It’s that time of year again when people perform nighttime rituals in front of bonfires to pray away their internal evil, and wake up the next morning, gather in the street and hurl coloured powder at each other – made to stick with water guns and balloons – in a riot of of boisterous fun and pure joy. And then, a bath and a feast.
I’m talking, of course, about the ancient Hindu festival Holi. Otherwise known as the festival of colour, Holi marks the end of winter and beginning of spring – my absolute favourite time of year – and in 2022 it falls on 18 March.
