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Sunday March 28- Monday March 29 is Holi, the annual spring festival of colors. Holi is celebrated on the day after the spring full moon on the Hindu calendar. It is observed by many who live in, and those who trace their roots to South Asia. Traditionally, during Holi, Hindus attend a public bonfire, spray friends and family with colored powders and water, and generally go a bit wild. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, and the end of winter. For many it is a day to enjoy, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. Last year, in early March, days before the COVID shutdown, we celebrated Holi at a local Indian restaurant. I look forward to being able to do this again. Although I was quite reserved in the face painting ritual, I would now be much more uninhibited to celebrate Holi.