Hello holy holidays!
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stinglikeabeeNow that's over, shall we let's get on with the posting? Yes? Okie!
As many have already heard, yesterday was an alignment of many religious holidays. It was Good Friday, Purim, Norouz, Magha Puja, and Small Holi. I had the first of several telephone greetings beginning at 11.00 am recorded onto the answering machine. A friend of my dad's phoned to tell us a Happy Nourouz.
You know you live in a multicultural society when you hear such a greeting and have to think to remember if your family is Persian/Zoroastrian/Sufi/Shia/Baha'i or just the friendly sort that celebrates all holidays. We're the latter, by the way. I also strolled down the hill to see if my Jewish neighbour was having some cakes out for Purim, but they'd gone to the synagogue. *sigh* It ain't a proper holiday without some baked goodies.
Although there's something unsavoury about a secular person gatecrashing religious holidays ostensibly for the food, surely it's a good example of tolerance to accept that person? When I lived in SE Asia, every time one community celebrated a religious holiday they'd throw their doors open and invite the other communities to celebrate together. It's not quite the same thing here in the US, but I haven't heard any protests. Still, it does worry me that religion seems to be more and more inclusive these days and to its members only.
To offset feeling so uneasy, I fixed myself a plate of barbecue tofu Kansas City style, avocado-potato salad, and sauteed spinach. Is there anything a bbq can't solve?
As many have already heard, yesterday was an alignment of many religious holidays. It was Good Friday, Purim, Norouz, Magha Puja, and Small Holi. I had the first of several telephone greetings beginning at 11.00 am recorded onto the answering machine. A friend of my dad's phoned to tell us a Happy Nourouz.
You know you live in a multicultural society when you hear such a greeting and have to think to remember if your family is Persian/Zoroastrian/Sufi/Shia/Baha'i or just the friendly sort that celebrates all holidays. We're the latter, by the way. I also strolled down the hill to see if my Jewish neighbour was having some cakes out for Purim, but they'd gone to the synagogue. *sigh* It ain't a proper holiday without some baked goodies.
Although there's something unsavoury about a secular person gatecrashing religious holidays ostensibly for the food, surely it's a good example of tolerance to accept that person? When I lived in SE Asia, every time one community celebrated a religious holiday they'd throw their doors open and invite the other communities to celebrate together. It's not quite the same thing here in the US, but I haven't heard any protests. Still, it does worry me that religion seems to be more and more inclusive these days and to its members only.
To offset feeling so uneasy, I fixed myself a plate of barbecue tofu Kansas City style, avocado-potato salad, and sauteed spinach. Is there anything a bbq can't solve?
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