October Festivals in India and Wombat Day

October has been kind so far, not without the allergies and flu’s, but kind and with many reasons to celebrate. The Bengali‘s  are gearing up for Durga puja ( celebrating goddess Durga‘s victory over the evil demon Mahishasur) others are decorating pandals for RamaNavmi ( the period when Lord Ram ( Ramayana) killed The king of demons Ravana ( lot of cultures celebrate differently and have a slightly different versions).

Durga Idol in Vizag Durga Puja

Both are 10 days of grand celebrations, Festival of colours, food, people of streets, tons of shopping  and laughter..but food comes first.And If you thought Indian food is all about curries then think again..Go for Luchi and Kosha mangsho, Macher chop, Mochar ghonto, Devils chop, Patishapta, Rashogulla, Payesh, Shondesh …..oh I can go one and this will be a very big post.We Bengali’s are known for our passion for Food,Songs,Dance and Books… Next time you want to try Indian food, ask for some Gujarati/ Bengali/South Indian  sweets and savouries, trust me you will forget the curries.But October this year has given me one more reason to be happy, 22nd of this month is World Wombat day and its a big day not just for my lovely friends the Wombies from Wombania.com  but all of us part Wombies too It will be  day of fun, humour, chocolates, marshmallows, spams, double chocolates, triple chocolates, death by chocolates, crazychoco delights and love, in short everything that can make this world a better place.So while Mrs.Bee stings everybody in town,Mr.Grr never stops finding fault every adjective,verb and nounTom and Brady hallucinate being in star wars& Peter and Mash dream and fantasize about turbo power flying cars,Sarah prays day and night for a magical moonstoneAnd Jason spends whole day perfecting macaroons and sconesHumpty Dumpty enjoy a  fight between werewolves and vampiresand Doomsday Preppers get ready for the alien attacks  on the human empirewhile politicians keep making promises trying to win the pollsand everything else is hacked every now and then by the  trollslet us for this one day forget everything and enjoy the day with chocolates and Wombats.I made this short promotional teaser for those who want to know more,  its  a 2 minute clip so please do watch it.and do not forget to visit the wombies and book your seat( its free )I surf around in wombie land even when it is not a cartoon day,there is so much fun. And if you don’t see me there then know that there is something seriously wrong on my side. Being the extremely considerate blogger that I am I  have a wombie absent chart prepared for you. This will tell you why I may be missing from all the wombania fun.

1. Didn’t comment on wombie cartoon once- i am sick
2. Missed the second cartoon too- very very sick
3. what!!!! not there for the 3rd cartoon -  kidnapped..send a search party guys!
4. nope didnt show up for the fourth time in a row- read prayers for my departed soul ( damn she was a great soul, Why god why)
5. sudden come back after being absent for a long interval- released from jail ( hey i aint no saint )

so now you know every thing about everything, do visit Wombania on 22nd for fun and try a different Indian cuisine next time wish you all a lovely weekend