Well ,my birthday is coming and the child in me is counting the days .I remember the kids used to start getting excited from a month on ,and the count down starts,keep me updated how many days left for the D day.I liked watching them then and still do ,this I know is not just them its every child all over the world has the same happiness around their birthdays.
All the special birthdays that we know of ,of the masters,and special personalities ,that we celebrate are also an occasion of happiness ,giving, receiving,special foods ,guests a whole some blissful day.
We are told on these days the atmosphere is of a different kind ,it is peaceful,enveloped in love ,grace
Pouring .I have always felt this ,and celebrated all the birthdays that I know of .We always celebrated
Swami Vivekananda 's birthday i.e.12th January,I wear white the colour for that day
Maker shankranti on the 14th of January ---this .....
happens to be my younger daughter's birthday.....so bright happy colours ,she is a happy person.At 4years of age she asks Who am I ?
Then Basant Panchami which falls around 3rd. week of January to beginning of February.we worship Goddess Saraswati on this day too.This is also a famous sat guru RamChandraji of fategarh birthday.The colour we wear on this day is basanti /yellow ,the spring yellow.
Then comes holi ,the festival of colours ,this falls in the first half of the month of March ,.we wear pink on this day. I am not giving dates for most of the celebrations because the Indian calendar does not have a fixed day.
Shiv ratri......that is also very dear to me ,used to stay awake the whole night and pray,do Japa.
We wear earthy mustard or rudraksh colour.
Ram Navami / Navaratri of Goddess Durga ,lots of lovely foods, sweets,meditation,Japa,prayer ,a very holy period .....it usually coincides with the Jewish Passover ,Christian Lent,Muslim ID.
A very Holy ,grace filled period.we wear Red. The dress code that I am writing about is my own ritual nothing to do with any known custom.
Then comes Hanuman jayanti /. Mahavir Jayanti.happy days lots of puja, sweets .I wear green.
Bengali New Year .....which is usually on the 14/15th of April .One day before is Baisakhi.so very festive again.I wear pista green ....letting the New blossoming of the heart to happen.
1st. Of May the Labour Day ,I celebrate the beauty of work,the people who make our life easier ,I celebrate them .By prayer,and giving .
All the special birthdays that we know of ,of the masters,and special personalities ,that we celebrate are also an occasion of happiness ,giving, receiving,special foods ,guests a whole some blissful day.
We are told on these days the atmosphere is of a different kind ,it is peaceful,enveloped in love ,grace
Pouring .I have always felt this ,and celebrated all the birthdays that I know of .We always celebrated
Swami Vivekananda 's birthday i.e.12th January,I wear white the colour for that day
Maker shankranti on the 14th of January ---this .....
happens to be my younger daughter's birthday.....so bright happy colours ,she is a happy person.At 4years of age she asks Who am I ?
Then Basant Panchami which falls around 3rd. week of January to beginning of February.we worship Goddess Saraswati on this day too.This is also a famous sat guru RamChandraji of fategarh birthday.The colour we wear on this day is basanti /yellow ,the spring yellow.
Then comes holi ,the festival of colours ,this falls in the first half of the month of March ,.we wear pink on this day. I am not giving dates for most of the celebrations because the Indian calendar does not have a fixed day.
Shiv ratri......that is also very dear to me ,used to stay awake the whole night and pray,do Japa.
We wear earthy mustard or rudraksh colour.
Ram Navami / Navaratri of Goddess Durga ,lots of lovely foods, sweets,meditation,Japa,prayer ,a very holy period .....it usually coincides with the Jewish Passover ,Christian Lent,Muslim ID.
A very Holy ,grace filled period.we wear Red. The dress code that I am writing about is my own ritual nothing to do with any known custom.
Then comes Hanuman jayanti /. Mahavir Jayanti.happy days lots of puja, sweets .I wear green.
Bengali New Year .....which is usually on the 14/15th of April .One day before is Baisakhi.so very festive again.I wear pista green ....letting the New blossoming of the heart to happen.
1st. Of May the Labour Day ,I celebrate the beauty of work,the people who make our life easier ,I celebrate them .By prayer,and giving .
Happy almost birthday Mims x
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