Explaining Indian Festivals to Kids Abroad: A Parent’s Guide to Passing Down the Stories

Explaining Indian Festivals to Kids Abroad: A Parent's Guide to Passing Down the Stories

Your child asks why grandma is lighting little clay lamps on the balcony of a flat in Ohio. Or why you’re covered in coloured powder on a Tuesday. Or why everyone at the gurdwara is crying and laughing at the same time. These are fair questions. Festivals abroad rarely come with the classroom, the cousins, … Read more