Autumns here!!

Autumns here!!

Monday, September 26, 2011

Religious or not, festivals we will not miss!

The Navratri countdown has begun. We've sent out all our golu invitations. Still figuring out dates and times to visit our friends' golus. Just anticipating the festivities and getting into the mood adds to the excitement!

But then last month has been quite a celebration too. Krishnashtami and Ganesh Chathurthi have always been special to us in the family. The kids love hearing stories of Krishna and Ganesha (or maybe because I only know stories with these 2 characters in it)and were keen to help bring in their birthdays.

To V&S, Krishna is the naughty little boy who loves butter and is always upto some prank and Ganesha is the clever, chubby boy who loves to eat and torment his little brother.And it was exactly in this spirit that our celebrations followed. We spoke about our little heroes as we had fun making the kuzhakattais and footprints. Shriya gave her favourite idols (see prev posts) a special shampoo bath. Vaibhav gave me a hand with the modaks (my very first time as well!!).Shriya wrote out a big and squiggly Happy Birthday outside our door with rice flour paste. Our Filipino housekeeper joined in and told us stories about similar festivals and sweets in her country.

There was no formal pooja or shlokha recitation. But the celebrations heralded the rest of the festive period for us in the most beautiful way. Eagerly looking forward to set up the golu with my imps.

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