This year we were here for Sankranthi which happens every year on January 14th. It is a harvest festival and many farmers color their cows in turmeric and paints the horns. I wish I had a photo of that for you all. Star's class when on a field trip and helped paint some cows. This year folks celebrated on Sunday by visiting friends and family in their homes. There is a traditional sweet, in Karnataka, called "ellu bella". Usually I am not so fond of Indian sweets as they are super sweet to me. But this one is great. It seems to be little roasted dals and seeds along with coconut and jaggery. We were lucky enough to receive an invitation from a family in our building. They had spotted Marvel and Flip in the elevator, so they gave us a call. None of us knew each other. When we arrived at their place we found out they had moved 2 years prior from Novi, MI, just 40 minutes from our home in Michigan. Such a small, small world. We visited for a bit and they sent us home with sugar cane and little bags of ellu bella, and a little feeling of connection.
Monday, on our way to school, we saw this beautiful Sankranthi Rangoli on someone's driveway.
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