Text: KT: We have a giant tug-of-war, like literally a million people pulling at a single rope at a time. It happens every year, just for fun. AT: To symbolize what, were you celebrating something? KT: No idea, maybe we were. But every year there is a rope that is about 3 meters in diameter,… Continue Reading »
Text: RB: Navratri is an Indian Festival, it’s like celebrated in India. It happens every November, and I think you know, it’s like whenever I wear those really fancy dresses and I’m like, “I’m gonna go dance.” I feel like you know that. But anyways it’s basically just a celebration of dancing and fasting, like a… Continue Reading »
Text: S: “Lohri is basically celebrated in Punjab and Haryana [states of India] and also in other parts of the country but has different significance you know across the country… So basically it’s the time when you uh sow the fresh crop…But so what we do for Lohri is we burn a bonfire kind of a thing… Continue Reading »
The following is a conversation with MA that describes her interpretation of the May Day celebration from how her high school celebrated the springtime festival. For a full history of May Day traditions in America, please see Allison Thompson’s 2009 May Day Festivals in America, 1830 to The Present (McFarland & Co.). MA: So,… Continue Reading »
The following is GK’s recollection and respective interpretation of her experiences at Karneval/Fasching celebrations in Germany. GK grew up in Germany as a Lutheran and celebrated Karneval throughout her childhood and young adult years. In her description of the holiday, she says that Karneval was like the Mardi Gras equivalent in Germany. It occurred… Continue Reading »