People holding colored powders to celebrate Holi (Festival of Colors) in Ahmedabad, India (@ Amit Dave/Corbis)

People holding colored powders to celebrate Holi (Festival of Colors) in Ahmedabad, India (@ Amit Dave/Corbis)

comments,

• What\s up with the handfuls of bright pigment today?""For many Hindus, it\s a sure sign of spring!
• The colored powders look harmless enough…""But see how wild the celebration gets later on
• You, too, can experience the Festival of Colors.""Just show up at one of these starting lines wearing white
• If revelers walloped you with multihued powders today…""You\re likely in this vibrant country