Comments on: Visiting the India Festival http://journal.nearbennett.com/2009/09/19/visiting-the-india-festival/ I was wondering "why is that Frisbee getting bigger?" And then it hit me. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:55:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anne http://journal.nearbennett.com/2009/09/19/visiting-the-india-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-256 Anne Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:03:41 +0000 http://journal.nearbennett.com/?p=563#comment-256 I think it would be a fantastic festival if there were more cultural explanation to help illuminate an incredibly complex area of the world with a deep and rich history. I know very little about India, and would have loved to have learned more about the different provinces, languages, etc. that make up the modern country. The children's dance piece you mention I think showed all of the fifteen national languages of India, emphasizing their unity as a nation despite their variety in language and culture. And I'm very proud of our kids too -- they really tried everything, and ate food that if we had told them "This is spicy!" they might have considered avoiding. But we presented food, and they ate it, and it was great! Emily trying on the sari was a wonderful moment! :) No wonder she wants to travel to the Girl Scout World Center located in India now! I think it would be a fantastic festival if there were more cultural explanation to help illuminate an incredibly complex area of the world with a deep and rich history. I know very little about India, and would have loved to have learned more about the different provinces, languages, etc. that make up the modern country. The children’s dance piece you mention I think showed all of the fifteen national languages of India, emphasizing their unity as a nation despite their variety in language and culture.

And I’m very proud of our kids too — they really tried everything, and ate food that if we had told them “This is spicy!” they might have considered avoiding. But we presented food, and they ate it, and it was great! Emily trying on the sari was a wonderful moment! :) No wonder she wants to travel to the Girl Scout World Center located in India now!

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