From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Holi
God Krishna playing Holi with Radha and other Gopis
Also called Festival of colours
Observed by Indians (mainly Hindus, Sikhs,Muslims, Buddhists and Jains), almost all Nepalese (mainly Hindus and a fair amount of Buddhists)
Begins Phalgun Purnima or Pooranmashi (Full Moon)
Date March
2009 date March 11
Celebrations 3 – 16 days
Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu [...]
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23 Jun
Holi, The Hindu Celebration of Colour
14 Jun
Things I do / do not want for my Handfasting
WANT
Off white cotton/linen shift
A gold cord
Bonfire
Beach
Sunflowers and other Autumn colored flowers EVERYWHERE
Flower Garlands for all females, a huge one for me
Flower lei type things for all males
Ivy
Pagan Clergy
A home made, symbolic feast
Cherry Almond Cake
Wine, Juice, Punch and many mixed drinks
Many Vegetarian/Vegan dishes as well as meat dishes
Certain friends and family
Mom, Dad, Christy, Richard and Autumn [...]
14 Jun
Things I have never done
Broken a bone
Been a bridesmaid. I almost was for my SIL wedding, but I then decided to protest and stepped out.
Been arrested
Been on a road trip alone
Been asked for my number by someone I just met
Seen the movie “The Godfather”
Been in a limo
Taken any public transportation other than a school bus
Been on a train
Hailed a [...]
14 Jun
Traits Inherited from my Parents
Father
Inpatience
Moody
The need for instant gratification
The love to drive
The love of nature and animals
Loyalty
Prone to *********
Must ALWAYS be right
Goofy
The love of measuring and calculating
The love of salt
Cooking
The need to be outside
Stubbornness
My driving skills
Mother
Doesn’t like beer
Loves to read
Can’t sing
Love of Cat Stevens, Don McLean, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Simon & Garfunkle
Love of horror movies
Prone to [...]
14 Jun
Things That Went Wrong For My Wedding
- Constant fighting w/ my MIL (This is FAR before we liked eachother) Because of a fight w/ her, Ted ended up having to knock his dad out from coming after me with a closed fist because he didn’t like me talking back to his wife.
- MIL and GMIL made sure to tell the priest [...]
14 Jun
If I had Children…
I will give them cool, original earthy names. Hopefully they will not get teased.
I will encourage them to get dirty.
I will encourage imagination and creativity.
I will let them choose how they want to decorate their room.
I will let them choose their own clothes, no matter how young and no matter what color or pattern combination [...]
14 Jun
Things I love / Hate about my apartment
Love
It’s the perfect size (in total)
It’s close enough to the city to have all of the cool city amenities, yet far enough away (3.5 blocks out of down town) to be quieter and calmer.
You can get to almost anything on foot and if you can’t, then there is a bus line right here that will [...]
11 Jun
Green Cleaning
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