Tradition
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Like several mothers in India, my mom too buys a bit of gold/silver every Diwali. I asked why? She said: tradition. Here are 5 simple gold buying tips in India that can help y...
THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD IN INDIAN FESTIVALS ESPECIALLY DURING DIWALI! Food and Festivals are so interlinked that they have become synonymous with each other especially during Diwal...
1. Why buy Gold/ Silver on Dhanteras? Tradition is more easily destroyed than understood. Understanding tradition needs deep humility and time, which sadly we don’t invest anymore...
Whether what was in practice already has been documented in Sastras or whether Sastras influenced practice can be debated by some. But that sastra influenced practice and that prac...
Unity IN diversity is a deep concept. It is not unity AND diversity, it is recognising that the universal manifests in the specific. One doesn’t have to annihilate any source of di...
In Muslim countries, tea is more than just a hot drink. It is very important to the heritage, traditions and cultures in which it originates. To start the weekend, we celebrate th...
1. Is changing tradition for change’s sake good? Aamir Khan once again shows he is no different from medieval Islamic invaders who just wanted to destroy Hindu traditions. But th...
Why is the water from conch sprinkled over people? Generally after neerajan aarati the water from conch is sprinkled over the participants. According to Brahmavaivarta-Purana, wat...
1. Sita Ram Goel on Varnashrama Dharma Artha-Sarvopari Hindus, (who go by the name of econ-right) with economy as their one and Only True God, want Hindus to virtually convert to...
Setting the matter straight in this thread. Garba is absolutely Hindu in true sense and Kufr for Islam. The word #Garba is nothing but the Sanskrit word for womb, often implying...
Thread: Happy Navaratri to everyone. On this occasion our tradition is to have the Bommala Koluvu - a display of depictions from Hindu lore (1/14) https://t.co/r31AjSyWgA
Maa Durga's (netizens refer to her as Boro Maa) arrival at Maa Mrinmayi temple in Bishnupur, West Bengal accompanied by cannon fire. 3 cannon shots are fired every year before Devi...
For anything to be called tradition, it has to have continuity; an unbroken link with the past which has never disappeared. But the modern State is actively anti-dhārmika, as it p...
ROORA Roora day is a very important event in our culture. I felt compelled to share how it has affected my life. My in laws didn't ask for an arm and a leg. We paid all zvirehwar...
THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MALOPO RITUAL Malopo tradition The term “tradition” has been a slippery one when applied to various musical vernaculars, but, for...
the Manhood celebration event in Iulehaland in Uzebba, Edo State a thread of pictures & videos 👇🏼 https://t.co/SHZgMwTF6B
Queen Elizabeth, the longest serving British Monarch, has passed away after 96 eventful years. It's difficult to not admire this lady of enormous grace and dignity. As we say in o...
In the Queen’s first televised Christmas message in 1957, she counselled her subjects to ‘not be afraid of the future’ but cherish ‘ageless ideals’ in the face of rapid change. 1/...
Hindu tradition has a bunch of context sensitive rules. It does expect a lot from its followers. If you have an interest in tradition and/or if your immediate family, community is...
A HAUSA ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT A Hausa Allo hide, covered with beautifully written Qur'an extracts, magical & protective texts and an intricate scheme of talismanic drawings of in...
In Pakistan colourful, ornate trucks rumbling down roads & highways is a very common sight, & a dominant part of the country’s identity. Pakistani truck art is more than just cultu...
A 135-year old tradition and festival specific to Nagpur happens today. Let me take you through the story of Marbat and its connection with Britishers and epidemics. https://t.co/M...
🌺Do you know what is the significance of tied and open hair ?🌺 In Ramayana, When mata Sita was about to be married to Shri Ram, at that time his mother, while tying her hair, told...
ESENTAYE: THE MEANING OF ESENTAYE AND IMPORTANT OF ESENTAYE TO ME AND TO YOU Esentaye also mean akosedaye,it is a divination cast for new born baby to know the future of the baby....
