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Post by Charity on Dec 22, 2006 11:30:05 GMT -5
Coming January 07
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Post by Charity on Dec 22, 2006 11:30:57 GMT -5
Adventure Club INDIA 1-9-07
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Post by Charity on Dec 22, 2006 11:35:21 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Dec 22, 2006 11:38:37 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Jan 3, 2007 10:24:17 GMT -5
CULTURE OF INDIA www.indianchild.com/culture%20_1.htmsidenote to parents: when in the study of India, please be aware that many of their historical and religious photography may contain phallic imagery and other material not suitable for some.
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Post by Charity on Jan 3, 2007 10:25:15 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Jan 3, 2007 10:27:15 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Jan 3, 2007 10:29:50 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Jan 3, 2007 10:48:03 GMT -5
Why do Indians eat with their hand? If you are an Indian or of South Asian decent, you probably have been asked, “why do you eat with your hands?” by a westerner. It seems weird and uncultured for many westerners to see people eat with their bare hand. Westerners have their fork, sthingy and knife, and East Asian culture has chopsticks. Therefore, why does an ancient culture such as India eat with hand? For those who ask me that question, I ask them back – “I am always confused what should I use a fork or chopsticks to eat a burger and pizza. After some laugh, I ask them to eat Indian food with hand and see how much more you enjoy it. Eating food with hand is also easier than eating food with any cutlery no matter how used to it you are. Besides, eating with hand forces people to wash their hand before and after eating, which many other cultures do not do. There are several reasons why an ancient culture such as India would never develops a set of eating cutlery. For instance, this may be due to a lack of resources or lack of need or lack of idea. Whatever, we all occasionally or daily eat something with hand and it is fun eating with hand. www.food-india.com/indianCuisine/1001_1050/1009_Eat_With_Hand.htm
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Post by Charity on Jan 3, 2007 10:53:23 GMT -5
When I was a young girl, my mom had some friends (a couple with a daughter) from India. His name was Rahm and her name was Anne. They had a daughter named Sashie who was my age. Rahm (sp) was some sort of Indian diplomat and Anne was actually a fiesty redhead from Scotland. They were such interesting folks. I remember going to their house for dinner and eating on cushions on the floor and eating with my hands. Sashie and I used to dress up in Anne's saris and put on makeup. Anne would make chipate and palau and other tasty treats with a heavy smell of curry in the whole house. They taught us about which hand should be used for eating and why the other hand was not used (long story LOL). I often wonder what ever happened to that family.
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Post by Charity on Jan 8, 2007 15:57:23 GMT -5
Indian sari-traditional dress
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Post by Charity on Jan 8, 2007 15:58:15 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Jan 8, 2007 16:02:48 GMT -5
Why do Indian women wear the dot on the forehead? Traditionally the dot (known as bindi, kum-kum) was the symbol of an auspicious privilege enjoyed by married Hindu women in India. The practice has now evolved to cover young girls and women of other faiths as well and has become part of the make-up. Bindi (decoration) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindi_%28decoration%29
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Post by Charity on Jan 8, 2007 16:05:44 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Jan 8, 2007 16:18:32 GMT -5
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