The great Indian Festive Season
Another dull day... I think I am suffering from "mid week blue"... I dread sunday evenings because its only few hours to monday... I think monday must be the most unhappy of the seven days... Because most of us wish to postpone monday morning eternally...
Well the great Indian festive season has sadly come to an end... The lights, traditional mouthwatering dishes, new and flashy dresses will now finally cease to appear which was till now a common sight.... I will definitely miss the energy and jovial mood which was so much in the air... Come august, and the otherwise desolated streets starts sparkling with lights and buzzing with people... Oh yes how can I forget the "ear bursting music" [ popular chartbusters] .... And by November the vigor is at its optimum level... Crackers adding to the music and taking the decibel level few notches higher... Needless to say that the holidays, on an average 2 every month, add to the celebration...
Although what i really miss from the bottom of my heart is " ambajhari durga pujo" ... [ Ambajhari is the place where i was brought up] .... My favourite days of the festive season or rather year... Durga Pujo holds a very special place in every bengalis heart... And I am very happy to say that I am certainly not an exception in this... I remember the school and college days, when Pujo meant a time to enjoy the exuberance around, forget studies and exams, wear new clothes, gossip, eat to the hearts content, hang out with friends till the wee hours of night... I still remember how excitedly I used to wait for these 5 days all year round... And how quickly those days used to end like in just a blink of an eye...
I should not digress from the topic and come back to the great Indian festive season... The only time when people do not mind spending, in fact willingly indulge in splurging sometimes going over the top... I find it absolutely amazing that how my otherwise "strictly no mindless spending" parents became exceptionally generous around this time of the year...
In all I simply love "great Indian festive season"... not to mention the bouquet of fond memories that it brings along...
2 comments:
Yes,"Pujo" as you would call it is a time for joyous celebration!
I too, incidentally have fond memories from childhood. I used to gorge on all teh delicacies and bhog! :P
...And i still enjoy the sight of a beautifuylly decorated pandal. :)
By the way, I for one, agree and understand, why you lament sunday eve... here is some trivia for all of you..
Indians are the only people who get the least number of annual leaves the world over!
PS: I feel soooooooo overworked!! ;)
Well well, though Diwali is the peak, Indians leave no stone unturned for Christmas and new year, soon to be followed by Sankranti, Saraswati Puja, V-day, Holi etc and before u feel, it's august again :)
Tune kab spend kiya durga puja mein? merko treat nahi mili
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