Holi Festival of Colors

Spanish Fork, Utah the home of pride and progress and also the Holi Festival of Colors. Every spring literally thousands flock to participate.

Carrie Chapman, a BYU-I student went to the festival and said,  "I've heard about it for years now from friends that have come down every year for the festival and so this year we were like  'Hey, why not?' and grabbed some friends and came down."

 Iris Salazar said, "We've been talking about it all week. Some friends were coming and I made sure to tell my brother to wear grubby clothes, so we came in our grubbies!" 

It's true this festival definitly isn't a formal event. Instead it consists of everyone celebrating the arrival of spring by throwing colored cornstarch on everything and everyone.  You can listen to music, dance and even eat a little hindu food while waiting for the countdown.  

Kenneth Colton Eck said of the festival, "The Hindu Hari Krishna experience I had today was unlike anything I have ever experienced."

Carrie Chapman said, "Here at the Holi Festival of Colors the vibe feels like this kind of friendly love thing. At the last festival they told everyone to hug each other like someone gave us these free colors because they were like 'That's what it's all about!' So it's just really accepting and laid back. It's about having fun!" 

Reporting from the Spanish Fork Hindu Festival. I'm Meredith Bellows. Inews.