Selamat Hari Raya! Eid Mubarak to everyone, especially to all the Muslim friends.
And for the Hindus, wishing you a Happy Durga Puja and Dassera, whichever it is that you celebrate.
I don't have pictures of Eid, but here're some photos from last year's Durga Puja. Durga Puja is a celebration to Durga, one of the main forms of the mother goddess in Hinduism (as you’ll know there’re many gods and goddesses in Hinduism). Durga Puja is a big festival in India, and the biggest festival in East India, especially in the Bengali areas of West Bengal and certain parts of North-East India. It is the biggest festival of Anu's family and the locality where she's from. It's celebrated differently in every region in India. Here's what we did last year in Daund.
Dandiya Dance, Daund – basically, two circles of people, one on the outside and one inside moving in opposite directions, holding sticks on both their hands and hitting each other’s sticks, with music blaring in the background. Nope, we didn’t join in. Just stood around and watch the chaos, ...I mean fun hehe. This went on for a few nights. Justin did try it out at home with a pair of chopsticks
Justin’s neighbourhood friends – I only know the first girl on the right, Purva. Anu and Justin know the others
Firangai Mata Temple, Kurkumbh, a well-known mother goddess temple in the Daund area
And for the Hindus, wishing you a Happy Durga Puja and Dassera, whichever it is that you celebrate.
I don't have pictures of Eid, but here're some photos from last year's Durga Puja. Durga Puja is a celebration to Durga, one of the main forms of the mother goddess in Hinduism (as you’ll know there’re many gods and goddesses in Hinduism). Durga Puja is a big festival in India, and the biggest festival in East India, especially in the Bengali areas of West Bengal and certain parts of North-East India. It is the biggest festival of Anu's family and the locality where she's from. It's celebrated differently in every region in India. Here's what we did last year in Daund.
Dandiya Dance, Daund – basically, two circles of people, one on the outside and one inside moving in opposite directions, holding sticks on both their hands and hitting each other’s sticks, with music blaring in the background. Nope, we didn’t join in. Just stood around and watch the chaos, ...I mean fun hehe. This went on for a few nights. Justin did try it out at home with a pair of chopsticks
Justin’s neighbourhood friends – I only know the first girl on the right, Purva. Anu and Justin know the others
Firangai Mata Temple, Kurkumbh, a well-known mother goddess temple in the Daund area
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