Celebrating Holi : Color Festival in NYC BHAGRA HOLI HAI 2016

                                  My First Holi

  Before I begin my blog, I want to apologize for not blogging for almost a month. But, Esmeralda and I have became busy and haven't seen each other. So sorry, but I have great news in this blog. Last week on Saturday it wasn't the usual coffee adventure, but it was a place were its colorful,fun,energetic, and it involved a lot of people. I went to NYC Bhangra Holi Hai. I had a blast with both my friends Fay and Vannet. Unfortunately, Esmeralda couldn't come because she had some family business to get done with. The event was amazing every minute was upbeat and energetic. The crowd was packed but no one was pushy or being mean as you know how some events can get a little overhead but this was different.

 We were all having a blast and enjoying the atmosphere. As soon as I walked in the park, my friend Fay threw some colors on me. Then, I threw some colors on her and we went further down in the park. It was near the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. They had Indian food including samosas which a fried snack and ice cream and many other foods. As you walked in you can hear the beat of the dhol which is an Indian drum, it is different than an American drum. There were people in the middle who were dancing to the beat of the dhol. There was only one person who was playing the dhol and it was still upbeat and loud. Everyone was dancing to the beat of the dhol. I love the sound on the dhol it gives you so much energy and makes you dance like no one is around you. Fay and I were trying to get in the middle of the crowd but it was a fail because there were so many people surrounding the people in the middle.

  One thing that I loved was that random people would throw colors at each other and no one got mad each other. I got almost ever color on myself. I threw some colors on random people and said Happy Holi. Fay and I got tired of dancing and decided to get away from the crowd for a while and walked down the park to find some benches so we can sit down. After the guy who was playing the dhol stopped and everyone walked towards the stage because some dance performances and a Dj was going to play some music. The DJ blasted the most famous song that everybody had heard once in their life and that song was called "Mundian Toh Bach Ke Rahe" by Punjabi MC. That made the crowd wild and everyone did some bhangra. Everyone who loves bhangra loves this song and must show off their bhangra skills with this song. We danced and threw some more colors at each other. Then, Fay decided to get some food because she was starting to feel hungry. She got herself some brown rice and palak panner which is spinach with cottage cheese in it. After having some yummy food because Indian food is her favorite she had to leave because she had to complete a lot of assignments. So, we said our farewells and I waited for my other friend Vannet because she was running late. While I was waiting for her I was watching the performances. There was a group of girl dancers and they were amazing. as well as the other performers. They were on FLEEK(LOLS). 

  Finally Vannet arrived and I was walking towards her in the crowd. While I was walking to meet her, people threw colors at me and shouted HAPPY HOLI!. It was so packed that I was struggling to find Vannet after walking back and forth through the crowd I finally found her near the Food tent. I remember while I was walking to meet her a guy threw some pink on me I had all the colors except pink and I became happy. So I told the guy "Finally someone threw pink on me and that's the only color I needed" and his reply was "Obviously it is Holi everyone needs pink". Vannet brought her twin brothers with her as well. They were having a  lot fun they loved throwing colors at people but they didn;t want to get colors on themselves but someone was slick and got colors on them. It was an all age event and it was safe to bring kids but keep them close since it was packed kids can get easily lost. But, the kids enjoyed it mostly kids threw colors at me and other people and that brought smiles on them and to the people they threw it on. 

  Then we decided to leave, unfortunately we didn't stay the whole time because the twins got tired and I was exhausted as well.  As we were walking towards the train station people looked at us and thought we were crazy and were wondering where we were coming from. As we were waiting for our train to arrived everyone was like OMG and thought we were weird. One lady said to her guy friend "OMG they have paint on themselves", Vannet and I laughed at that statement. We said our goodbyes and decided to end our adventure and rest at home. People questioned me when I was walking home of where I went and I told them there was a color event going on in the city. It was my first Holi and I enjoyed it and decided that I will go every year. I recommend all New Yorkers to come to this event. It is an annual event and happens every year. 

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