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Happy Holi

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March 21st 2008
Today is Holi, the festival that marks the arrival of the monsoon season, although the season isn’t supposed to start for another month or so. But to celebrate, water is thrown all over the place—using buckets, water balloons called lolas, and bottles. The kids started throwing water balloons a couple days ago, but today they are filled with water dyed blue and red. And so for whitey foreigner ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Himalayas

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more