Holi is unholy, we get it. Thank you for reminding for the nth time

Every year, children young men with supercharged hormones make it a point to harass every girl around with lolas, and what not in the auspicious occasion of Holi. Yes, that is bad. But need it be told in every damn newspaper every damn day for the two weeks preceding the damn festival? Nepali papers think so. Here is one such articles from The Week. This one's slightly different though, it has some new facts about holi.

“Even the meaning of ‘lola’ has been distorted in recent years,” he informs.

Cultural expert Anil Chitrakar informs, “Vermillion powder packed inside a thin layer of buffalo skin was known as lola.”

At present, the skin has been replaced by colorful balloons, and in recent years by cheaply available white plastic bags. And water, mainly dirty and colored, has superseded the vermillion powder.

“Back then, the color was free of chemicals and it had dermatological benefits as well,” Gwong adds, “But now it’s unsafe to play with the colors available in the market.”

via MYREPUBLICA.com - News in Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual.