Acclimated to new way of celebrating

Another festival we in the US are celebrating before people in India. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in India tomorrow or should I say on Wednesday whereas we here doing it today, Tuesday.

It is a holiday in India and no it is not a holiday in this part of the world. The temples do the celebrations in the evening here. Another interesting note. Usually we never visited temples on festival days while I was growing up, but now visiting temple has become a part of the ritual. I never drew Ganesha, made one or had a theme learning but kids this generation are learning to make their eco friendly ones.

Yes, things have changed a lot as time changes but celebrations continue. Oldies may say this kind of celebration are wrong but I would say as a middle aged oldie we just need to get acclimated to the new change.

Last year we celebrated in India and memories are fresh.

My Ganesha today, with a new umbrella made by my young man. No we are not getting a new Ganesha but he has been in our family for years so he gets the honors today.

8 responses to “Acclimated to new way of celebrating”

  1. Loved reading thisโ€”beautiful how traditions adapt yet the devotion stays the same. Your family Ganesha with the new umbrella sounds so special. Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi! ๐Ÿ™โœจ May Lord Ganesha keep your family free from obstacles and make you all happy.
    Is that ‘podi idli’? Or Kozhukattai?
    Philo

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    1. Thanks and wishing you a Happy Ganesha Chaturthi. It is a spicy ammini kozhukattai. My son is not a fan of sweet ones so we made this last year. Hopefully would be making it agaim today.

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      1. Thanks for the clarification.
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  2. Itโ€™s nice when celebrations can also adapt with changing times – and great that you recognize that. Enjoy your celebrations tonight!

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  3. Awesome celebration sissy. Blissful Ganeshas.. Vibrant and Blissful. Both Ganeshas looks so blissful๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™ cute umbrella.. Happy Ganesha Chaturthi to you all. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’awesome amminis too.. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ˜โ™ฅ๏ธ

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