India is in a perpetual state of celebration. Since I arrived in late August, there have been endless excuses for fireworks, drumming, processions, music, dancing, and generally cheery behavior. It usually involves worship of a specific God or Goddess but sometimes it's just for the New Moon (last night)! For the New Moon, families celebrated within their homes and there were processions randomly scattered throughout the day today. How do we celebrate a moon? We have warm flavored milk, of course. It sounds kind of gross when I say it like that huh? Well, it was delicious. Think of it like an eggnog.
We went upstairs to the rooftop terrace where I was actually cold for once. It felt so nice to be cold. The moonlight provided plenty of light for us to sit and chat and enjoy our milk. The milk is heated up with cashews and almonds that have already soaked in water so they're soft, and then you add in cardamom, saffron and nutmeg. It was the perfect drink to get comfy with under the stars... okay fine you can't actually see the stars because of the smog. But you CAN see the moon so it was still beautiful. I curled up with my warm flavored milk (I haven't learned the name... everyone just kept referring to the "flavored milk") and then nestled in for a good night's sleep.
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