Write about a few of your favorite family traditions.
Every year in January, Sankranthi festival comes and my all family members goes to my grandparents house in a village. Even though my grandparents are no more, house is present. We go there, clean the house, bring all the groceries, cook and then eat for like 15-20 members.
We stay there for 3-4 days and every day we have some tradition which we do.
Day 1 – Early in the morning, we do Bhogi (Bonfire) and in that fire we place Steel bucket of fire to boil and every member of family will take a mug of water, mix and bath with it.
Day 2 – We do go to my grandparents Tomb, clean it, put flowers, break coconuts, light agarbatti’s, pray to them and come back. Meanwhile my mom and aunts cooks all the favourite foods of my grandparents places before their photos as a gesture, and my mom gives sarees to her sister in laws as a tradition. Post that we eat and share our stories. In the afternoon, all the adults will go to a sport called Jalli Kattu (Bull race). In the evening, all the kids will dance to their favourite songs alongside small bonfire
Day 3 – This day will be the main day. Every body in the village will get ready with all the ingredients needed to prepare Pongal (dish) and carry them into the forest where my village idol is present. My village is closely near to forest btw. The trek is like 1 to 1.5 hours, and almost all day every one in the village cook there, submit offerings to goddess, eat and come back
Day 4 – This day will be a wrap up day. All the members leave one by one and take all the memories with them