Celebrating frugality
The Hindu
For generations, Indians have been taught not to waste anything, creating a value system
The enthusiasm by which we celebrate festivals in India is something to be seen to believe! Festivals are to Indian culture what spices are to Indian cuisine, the most important forms of celebrations!
Deepavali is undoubtedly one of the most famous festivals in India. Celebrated pan-India, the festival of lights has several significances. Despite diverse cultures in various States of the country, everybody comes together to light up diyas and celebrate the festival of lights in unison. It is quite a spectacle. The happiest thing is it is generally celebrated during late October or early November during which the entire country starts experiencing good weather.
In the 1960s, when we were in middle school, getting a new dress was a dream and the dream gets fulfilled only once in a year — that is for Deepavali! I still remember the unending discussions among siblings and friends about their new attire. No prior planning or info about when shopping will happen, as Deepavali shopping was at the convenience of the head of the family. The head of the family used to buy cloth (no ready to wear during those times!) of his choice for the entire family! Then one day, the tailor would be called to our residence or we would go to the tailor’s place to give measurements in front of elders who will repeatedly instruct the tailor to stitch one size above so that we can wear our outfit for longer.
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