It's also a good idea to moisturise thoroughly and apply liberal amounts of hair oil before you start. You'll soon see why...Westend Heights had a Holi celebration on the front lawn for its residents. There was a DJ and the obligatory rain dance platform. Just as every good Bollywood movie needs a dance number in the rain, every great Indian celebration needs a rain dance platform. Every good Bollywood movie also needs to visit Switzerland for an alpine song and dance. Holi at Westend Heights decided against trying to stage this one...
As well as the music and the water, there is colour. People take coloured herbal powders and place some on each other, wishing them Happy Holi. You don't stay white for long...
A good early lesson is to remember to keep your mouth shut when someone is wishing you Happy Holi. I saw a few people who hadn't clocked this...and they had red and green teeth. If you think we look strange, I can assure you coloured teeth is not a good look...
We came home and had significant showers. Most of the colour has come off us (thankfully), and our clothes gone through the first wash. I'm not saying the colour doesn't wash out of fabric, but every item is now peach. Rod's really looking forward to a chance to wear his peach kurta pyjama again...honest!
4 comments:
What fun! Glad you are experiencing all this new home has to offer, I love reading your updates, Thanks for Sharing!
Sharon
perhaps not a look we should all cultivate... but it looks like fun.
And here Lana I thought you had found a new way to dye fabrics ... shoot.
That looks like fun, I am sure it could catch on here, with quilters at least. It's almost a shame it does wash out of the cloth. I could be a great why to get some funky hand dyes with real meaning to work into a quilt.
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