...diwali...

according to dictionary.com diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, an important four-day celebration in october or november that commemorates the beginning of winter

my dad was invited by a man that he works with to attend a party for diwali at ipfw tonight. my brother and i went with him. it was really interesting...i really just wanted to sit back and observe. here are some things that i observed...

1- i saw so many stunningly beautiful women in fantastic clothing. the clothing that the women wore was so colorful and full of beading, and they were all so different and unique

2- the man that invited my dad, amrut, genuinely wanted us to learn about his culture...several times during the event he would lean over and tell us some fact about a dance that the children were doing or something about the language...it was really very interesting. it was neat to see the pride that he had in his heritage.

3- the whole thing felt like a big family reunion. we got there a little late and by the time we arrived the seats at the tables were full and the food was almost gone and everyone was walking around talking to everyone and i think that the mc's for the night asked everyone to sit down 4 or 5 times so they could start the festivities before anyone began to settle...love it!

i love learning about different cultures and their customs and religions and things like that so i loved going tonight.