Question of the day Saturday 2nd November.
As Mani is off on her yoga weekend, perhaps practicing those yoga positions Sundar has been demonstrating, I have been asked to cover today's question.
I got to thinking, November seems to be right in the middle of celebrations and festivals of all sorts. With Thanksgiving, All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, Diwali, Muharram, and Hanukkah, along side the count down to Christmas whether it is viewed as Christian or pagan in origin, to mention but a few this seems to be a particularly busy and significant season. With Halloween, All Saints Day, and Diwali and the triumph of good over evil, all within a matter of days this has been an especially busy few days across the world!
Then my imagination got going and I thought about what I knew about different festivals and what I liked about them...
Mine is New Year's Eve (or Hogmanay). Not for the reasons people might expect. I see it as a time to reflect and move on, to say goodbye to things past and welcome the refreshing changes and potential of the coming year. I don't usually go out or party, I spend New Year's Eve quietly tidying and cleaning my home, putting away any seasonal decorations I might have had out, and giving the place the most thorough clean of the year. I chat to family and friends, and if I go out for a walk or to visit someone I soak up the happy party atmosphere with everyone in the streets wishing each other a happy new year. No matter what the weather is like everyone seems so much more welcoming and cheerful than they do in the usual dark days of winter.
What is your favourite celebratory festival and why?
As Mani is off on her yoga weekend, perhaps practicing those yoga positions Sundar has been demonstrating, I have been asked to cover today's question.
Then my imagination got going and I thought about what I knew about different festivals and what I liked about them...
Mine is New Year's Eve (or Hogmanay). Not for the reasons people might expect. I see it as a time to reflect and move on, to say goodbye to things past and welcome the refreshing changes and potential of the coming year. I don't usually go out or party, I spend New Year's Eve quietly tidying and cleaning my home, putting away any seasonal decorations I might have had out, and giving the place the most thorough clean of the year. I chat to family and friends, and if I go out for a walk or to visit someone I soak up the happy party atmosphere with everyone in the streets wishing each other a happy new year. No matter what the weather is like everyone seems so much more welcoming and cheerful than they do in the usual dark days of winter.
What is your favourite celebratory festival and why?