Religious tolerance in action
I’m sitting here being bitter that this didn’t exist when I was at BYU. Apparently about four years ago someone came up with the idea that they should celebrate the festival of colors near Provo. In case you don’t know, this involves throwing a lot of really brightly colored powder at everyone, until the entire festival looks like an abstract painting.
It costs $2 to get in, and you buy the powder. Finding attractive members of the opposite sex to throw powder at is your problem.
They think roughly a third of BYU, or 10,000 students attend. Now, for those who don’t know, there is another university in Provo, as well as a large population of young people who are just living there for the party. (It may be a tame party, by most university standards, but it is a great place to meet people nonetheless.) Last year’s attendance was 50,000. They think it will go higher this year.
For comparison, UT drew 2,500-3,000 students, and UNC’s festival of colors boasted over a thousand celebrants. Come on kids, catch up. This is a really fun festival, and there are probably kabobs for sale somewhere.
All the BYU students that I know are posting photos. My favorite is the one that says: “Largest Hindu Festival in Western Hemisphere: 10,000 Mormons. 25 Hindus.”
The best part? If you read up on the history on the festival of colors, the idea is that you erase racial diversity by making everyone the same color.
UPDATE: Found a website with these great photos of the festival. Link here: