Trichromatic Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Vibhash' date=' how is Chhath celebrated? What is the significance of the festival[/quote'] Celebration? Almost no celebrations and lot of work. From what I have seen and what I know, Chhath is celebrated for worshiping Sun. Not all families celebrate Chhath. Only those who wished for something and their wishes came true have to perform all the activities forever. It's compulsory for them. I'm not sure but I guess others can also do Chhath. However it is not compulsory for those families. This tradition passes from saas to bahu. Women have to keep fast for 4 days. On second day, lot of special food is made for this occasion. We invite everyone to eat prasad in evening. This was yesterday. Today we had to prepare sup. I'm not sure what's the English name for sup. It is generally made of bamboo. We can use sup made of metal also. Today I learned that metal sup is not a good idea. There is fixed number of sup that has to be prepared. My family has to offer 2 sups. Each sup contains specific items (fruits, incense stick, sindoor etc). People clean their home before this festival. Roads are washed and areas near ponds, rivers are cleaned, proper lighting arrangements are made. Today we have to put everything in basket and carry it on our head to nearest pond/river/lake. We have to walk barefooted from home to pond. Then we occupy our place near the pond. I had to reach there at 3 PM. My mom entered the pond and waited for the sun to set. During sun set, she had to take those sup and pray. After that we return back. Tomorrow we have to pray to rising sun. So, it would mean waking up at 3 AM, take bath in this cold weather and remain in the water for to pray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laaloo Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Sounds awesome :--D lol btw what does your name mean? Vibhash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaku Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Sounds awesome :--D lol btw what does your name mean? Vibhash? it means intelligent :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trichromatic Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 it means intelligent :giggle: :two_thumbs_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganeshran Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Thanks :two_thumbs_up: Interesting significance. I used to think it was a harvest festival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaku Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 :two_thumbs_up: sachi ? meney tou guess maara :afraid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laaloo Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 it means intelligent :giggle: Same as me :--D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trichromatic Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 sachi ? meney tou guess maara :afraid: To sahi thore na hua. :cantstop: Well the word विà¤à¤¾à¤· should mean special baat. :P But I guess traditionally विà¤à¤¾à¤· was not used for names, rather the word विà¤à¤¾à¤¸ was used in earlier days. विà¤à¤¾à¤¸ means shine or light. Later on as the time passed, people started using विà¤à¤¾à¤· instead of विà¤à¤¾à¤¸. This is just my theory though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaku Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 To sahi thore na hua. :cantstop: . then why did you :two_thumbs_up: ? :whack: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trichromatic Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 then why did you :two_thumbs_up: ? :whack: For trying. :dontknow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganeshran Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 it means intelligent :giggle: :two_thumbs_up: sachi ? meney tou guess maara :afraid: To sahi thore na hua. :cantstop: Well the word विà¤à¤¾à¤· should mean special baat. :P But I guess traditionally विà¤à¤¾à¤· was not used for names, rather the word विà¤à¤¾à¤¸ was used in earlier days. विà¤à¤¾à¤¸ means shine or light. Later on as the time passed, people started using विà¤à¤¾à¤· instead of विà¤à¤¾à¤¸. This is just my theory though. then why did you :two_thumbs_up: ? :whack: For trying. :dontknow: :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Random thought of the day(stole it from somebody else): Diapers:$40 A big pack of Trojan Condoms:$10 Choose what you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda-esque Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Over the years,there has been a "Celebrities Spotted" page on Rediff..One man consistently has been appearing in all the pictures with stars and has become a star in his own right (see the comments on the link below:hysterical:).That man is Kapil Thakur.. I was browsing Rediff and was fortunate enough get his blessings yet again.. http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/spotted-arjun-rampal-in-shirdi/20111027.htm The best part seems to be that he doesnt go around looking for celebrities.They just simply seem to find him. Just like the fleeting glimpse of R.K Laxman's "Common Man" in his daily "You said It", Kapil Saab seems to be there wherever celebrities are (standing non-chalantly in the background). Few more links for your viewing pleasure : http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/20/spotted-yuvraj.htm http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/07/spotted-kangna-ranaut.htm http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/04/spotted-dhoni.htm http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/dec/30/spotted-john-abraham.htm http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/dec/24/spotted-abhishek-bachchan.htm Funnily enough, when his photos with celebrities first started making rounds, Rediff started reporting that KT saw so-and-so..Later on, they their verbiage changed to KT met so-and-so :hysterical: So,Just Who is Kapil Thakur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Celebration? Almost no celebrations and lot of work. From what I have seen and what I know, Chhath is celebrated for worshiping Sun. Not all families celebrate Chhath. Only those who wished for something and their wishes came true have to perform all the activities forever. It's compulsory for them. I'm not sure but I guess others can also do Chhath. However it is not compulsory for those families. This tradition passes from saas to bahu. Women have to keep fast for 4 days. On second day, lot of special food is made for this occasion. We invite everyone to eat prasad in evening. This was yesterday. Today we had to prepare sup. I'm not sure what's the English name for sup. It is generally made of bamboo. We can use sup made of metal also. Today I learned that metal sup is not a good idea. There is fixed number of sup that has to be prepared. My family has to offer 2 sups. Each sup contains specific items (fruits, incense stick, sindoor etc). People clean their home before this festival. Roads are washed and areas near ponds, rivers are cleaned, proper lighting arrangements are made. Today we have to put everything in basket and carry it on our head to nearest pond/river/lake. We have to walk barefooted from home to pond. Then we occupy our place near the pond. I had to reach there at 3 PM. My mom entered the pond and waited for the sun to set. During sun set, she had to take those sup and pray. After that we return back. Tomorrow we have to pray to rising sun. So, it would mean waking up at 3 AM, take bath in this cold weather and remain in the water for to pray. Wow. This is a great description. :two_thumbs_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidhoni Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Vibhash - :two_thumbs_up: Yodaesque-:two_thumbs_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbestfriend Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 So,Just Who is Kapil Thakur? May be a photoshop expert :hmmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda-esque Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 May be a photoshop expert :hmmm: :giggle: He would have to be one amazing expert then :hatsoff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 One of these days I'm going to log into grasscity epicly stoned on my work laptop :hehe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Because India doesn't have extreme weather' date=' for most part. Indian weather, how hot/cold it may get, (except mumbai floods :hahaha: ) is not going to hamper you from going outside, driving etc. Here it is a big ****ing deal. The snow ****s you up real bad. Can't drive, can't bike, can't run sometimes, can't play outside[/quote'] :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: :hahaha: East Coast :hehe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I've not watched Big Boss yet because I know that its so vulgar that I will end up watching every episode if I even watch one. :(( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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