Sunday, October 21, 2007

Festival Season!

In India there are festivals galore and we take every opportunity to celebrate the joy of leaving and make it an excuse to renew bonds of kinship and friendship! Starting from Ganesh puja in Aug/Sept to Diwali in Oct/November the Hindu calender offers Indians ample opportunities to celebrate joyously in the latter half of the year while Sankranti in January to Baisakhi in April provides that opportunity in the first half of the calender.
To the secular minded other opportunities come in the form of Ramzan, Easter, Christmas etc so there is really speaking no lack of excuse to "freak out".
These festivals give us an occasion not only to celebrate but also an excuse to indulge our culinary and aesthetic appetites! While some get joy by cooking the special mouthwatering recipes; some create beauty for themselves and others; and some go into spiritual ecstasies performing the religious rites and rituals associated with the festivals!
Festivals are time for caring, sharing and helping one another. Let us enjoy it in the true spirit whatever be the festival!