16th annual Holi festival drenches Naperville in color and community

A kaleidoscope of colors filled the air Saturday at Naperville’s Rotary Hill during the celebration of Holi, the traditional Indian Festival of Colors. This annual event invites participants to throw powdered pigment into the air.

“Who doesn’t like getting messy?” said Steven Tran. “It seems like a fun environment. And just loving, enjoying time with my girlfriend’s family.”

Celebrating spring

With it, they also throw caution to the wind as they celebrate the passing of winter and the arrival of spring.

“It’s like for one day people come, and then they forget about all the like daily life stress and worries,” said Sarita Sharma, Secretary of Operations for Simply Vedic…

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