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| Mommy & Julian working on the Rangoli |
I'm going to take a bit of a break from all the poop talk...
This weekend, Vancouver had many celebrations for the Indian holiday of Diwali. Diwali is popularly known as the festival of lights, which is a five-day festival in Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism. Diwali is the most important festival of the year for Hindus.
We are lucky enough to live right across the street from the Roundhouse Community Centre, which hosts the largest celebration in downtown Vancouver. Yesterday, we witnessed some very talented Bhangra dancers, Mendhi artists, painters, sari designers and, of course, an assortment of Northern & Southern Indian snacks. It was so great to see people of all types of ethnic backgrounds enjoy the event.
Above, Julian and I were contributing to making the Rangoli, which is a traditional folk art in India, often using symbols to signify different things. This Rangoli above is made out of dyed rice!! Pretty amazing, huh?
