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Happy Birthday, India (aka Breck’s Day of Star Wars)

January 26, 2008 – 8:51 pm

Today is Republic Day, the biggest (secular) holiday of the year. Everything is shut down, and the country sits back to watch a huge parade held in Delhi. We had been in the city when preparations were under way in January, but we had to content ourselves with seeing bits and pieces of it on [...]

By Dave | Posted in Breck, India, Life in India | Comments (0)

Fireworks and kites

January 17, 2008 – 9:02 am

Every Indian holiday requires fireworks, and every god has a holiday, some of which stretch over several days. Since – not counting Jesus and Allah – there are about 300 gods in the Hindu pantheon, pretty much every day around here lends itself to an excuse to set off loud noisemakers or hire a drum [...]

By Dave | Posted in Life in India | Comments (0)