Holy month

The month of late September- late October is quite special this year. For nearly 1.5 billion people it is a month of fasting, reflection and celebration.

In the hindu community it is the month of Kartik and for muslims it is the month of Ramadhan.

Both of these end with two of the biggest celebrations in their religious calenders, with Divali and Eid-ul-Fitr.( which happen to be 2 days apart this year) mind you they can never be on the same day, cause divali is on a new moon and Eid-ul-Fitr must have a moon to spot.

SOO as the month progresses I'll update the page with various activites and celebrations that happen here in Trinidad and from around the world.

For me, I fast for 2 months, but its my absolute favourite time of the year. This evening is the start of Ramleela here in my town, which is a 10 day outdoor play depicting the story of the Ramayan. I love it, yes i know it by heart but i can never ever see myself missing it.

Stay tuned.

To the islamic world, have a good month.

I myself can't wait for November. Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time of year. That and Christmas.

oh my, Divali and Eid.......... lots and lots of food.
plenty work for divali, but oh well its worth it.

And yeah Christmas........ food for weeks.

Originally posted by fini
oh my, Divali and Eid.......... lots and lots of food.
plenty work for divali, but oh well its worth it.

And yeah Christmas........ food for weeks.

what will a celebration be without LOTS and LOTS of food?

a good example. A hindu wedding is 3 days and you bet that there is food to feed over 100 people every single day ( ok the last two days try anywhere from 200-500)

Originally posted by Fëanor
I myself can't wait for November. Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time of year. That and Christmas.

Me too thanksgiving and Chunnaka and christmas!jm 😱

Originally posted by fini
what will a celebration be without LOTS and LOTS of food?

a good example. A hindu wedding is 3 days and you bet that there is food to feed over 100 people every single day ( ok the last two days try anywhere from 200-500)

Originally posted by ADarksideJedi
Me too thanksgiving and Chunnaka and christmas!jm 😱

Originally posted by ADarksideJedi
Me too thanksgiving and Chunnaka and christmas!jm 😱

I don't want to sound ignorant, but I also want to make fun of her....Chunakka is wrong, right?

Originally posted by Bardock42
I don't want to sound ignorant, but I also want to make fun of her....Chunakka is wrong, right?

unless its a joke keep those comments outta here

but i know it is anyway,lol

you know...ever notice how peaceful and full of love people get during the holy months and holidays? too bad we can't have that all the time.

Originally posted by Fëanor
ahahaha...leave her alone maaaan 😉

Thanks!So I don't know how to spell the word so sue me!jm 🙄 😂

Originally posted by fini
what will a celebration be without LOTS and LOTS of food?

a good example. A hindu wedding is 3 days and you bet that there is food to feed over 100 people every single day ( ok the last two days try anywhere from 200-500)

Sounds like a Mexican wedding! 😆

Originally posted by fini
The month of late September- late October is quite special this year. For nearly 1.5 billion people it is a month of fasting, reflection and celebration.

In the hindu community it is the month of [B]Kartik and for muslims it is the month of Ramadhan.

Both of these end with two of the biggest celebrations in their religious calenders, with Divali and Eid-ul-Fitr.( which happen to be 2 days apart this year) mind you they can never be on the same day, cause divali is on a new moon and Eid-ul-Fitr must have a moon to spot.

SOO as the month progresses I'll update the page with various activites and celebrations that happen here in Trinidad and from around the world.

For me, I fast for 2 months, but its my absolute favourite time of the year. This evening is the start of Ramleela here in my town, which is a 10 day outdoor play depicting the story of the Ramayan. I love it, yes i know it by heart but i can never ever see myself missing it.

Stay tuned.

To the islamic world, have a good month. [/B]

Thanks Fini, same to you.

Originally posted by fini
oh my, Divali and Eid.......... lots and lots of food.
plenty work for divali, but oh well its worth it.

And yeah Christmas........ food for weeks.

OK, I'm for it.............any celebration is worth celebrating............. 😎

Wow, now comes the time when i can finally start putting up pictures.

Today in my town it is the second to last day of Ramleela( an outdoor play held over 10 days).

In the play today Lord Ram( an incarnation of Vishnu) battles the evil King Ravana( pronounced Rah-one) for return of his wife and to rid the world/south india of his evil rule. When Ram defeat Ravana by shooting an arrow into his navel and then we burn an effigy of the King.

The Ramleela group here makes an effigy that is 65ft tall, its massive, that thing on fire looks amazing. But before, when they are tranporting it from the building site to the grounds where the play is being held, we have to load it on a trailer and then there is a small procession of the characters through the town. Here are some pics.

Here is them loading the effigy onto the trailer

Here is the trailer coming up the road, they usually have to clear the entire road because of the size of the effigy.

Another look of the effigy on the trailer as it passes through the middle of the town

Some of the characters in the procession along the main road. The in the middle( with the black chest plate and crown) is the one who plays King Ravana

I'll be back later with pics of them putting up the effigy and tomorrow with pics after the burning.

Originally posted by Fëanor
I myself can't wait for November. Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time of year. That and Christmas.

When is the Thanksgiving for you guys?

Nov 23rd. Its the first time I see my family and home friends since late August! 😄

Wahhh my camera is dying, so I gonna have to load old pics from ramleela.

The light the effigy by shooting it with a lit arrow. Here we have the guy playing Lord Ram, waiting for his que to fire of the arrow.

Here is just after he fired it

And it burns

That man maintined his composure very well despite being burned.