Sunday marks the beginning of spring and at Chicago's Navy Pier Saturday, a major celebration marked that occasion -- the Hindu festival of Holi.
The powder throwing was strictly an outside affair, but under the dome of the Aon Ballroom, the mayor, diplomats and Chicagoans new and old reveled in the rituals of this centuries-old festival."I am from Brazil, so it is very important to see other cultures. It is happening all over the world and I think Chicago does a great job of bringing everybody," said Alice Abreu, a Colombia College student.
"I don't know how to describe it, it's just something you have to get up and dance and feel it," said fellow Colombia College student, Ann Fernandez."We are really starting to see people come indulge and be safe about it, and that is the most exciting thing. I am excited to see us go back to being normal," said Ali Dewjee, with Bombay Eats.
"We also want to make sure that all of the communities that make up this beautiful diverse group of our city are acknowledged, get recognition through those international partnerships," said Smita Shah, chair of the New Delhi Committee and Chicago Sister Cities International board member with Navy Pier.After a two-year absence, Chicago fusion band Funkadesi - now in their 25th year - trumpeted spring, and perhaps a return to normalcy.
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