I fed everyone, talked to everyone, and everyone seemed to have fun. I had 48 of those silk pouches with diyas as favors for the grown up guests, and now they're all gone--I hope they'll bring light and delight in their new homes.
I've been thinking how Diwali (diya = lamp; wali = chain) so we're supposed to light lamps, but not singly--light one and pass it on... like kindness or empathy.
Now that that's done, and everything is tidied and put away, I want to have small dinner parties so I can linger around the table and chat. But I'll break that to Big A another time. Ha.
Pic: Fireworks at the end of the evening.
8 comments:
I'm glad it went well.
Nice.
Congrats! I bet your guests had a real blast!
i want photos of all the food you made!! what is traditional diwali food? educate us (or at least, me)
I was wondering how it went! Sounds wonderful. Happy Diwali!
I like the meaning behind the chain of light--bringing the light of kindness and empathy into the home/world and passing it on. So lovely.
Thank you, friends!
Anon--Sweets are the highlight of Diwali, so I had a table just for sweets.
Oh how wonderful!! Our across the street neighbors and our neighbors around the corner have big parties, and the whole neighborhood is alight-- I love it.
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