MANY MORE BIRTHDAY FOR $HILPA...

Few days back, we went to MGM Casino. This Casino is considered to be biggest one in DMV (DC+Maryland+Virginia) area. While entering Casino, they had made a ramp for Guest who visit Casino for the 1st time & on this red carpet, me & Shilpa got an opportunity to walk the ramp.

While walking on a ramp I felt like all other guest's eyes glued on us and they continuously starring on us. While walking behind Shilpa, holding the pinky finger of my bride, I felt like I leads the first four vows, which is followed by the remaining three rounds concluded by the my lovely bride. On every steps i am walking on ramp, I felt like we both are performing "SAPTAPADI", the families & the guest remain seated around the RAMP, showering us with flowers and rice; signifying their blessings upon us. No doubt, me & Shilpa had rock the stage & put the stage on fire...

While walking a ramp, i mesmerising all 7 pheras as uttered by Harishbhaimaharaj during my marriage, 

FIRST PHERA – PRAYER FOR FOOD AND NOURISHMENTS.....“With God as our guide, let us take the first step to live with honour and respect. Let us walk together so we get food”

SECOND PHERA – STRENGTH.....“Let us be happy and enjoy life. Let us walk together so we grow together in strength,”

THIRD PHERA – PROSPERITY.....“Let us share joys and pains together. Let us walk together so we get wealth.” 

FOURTH PHERA – MY LOVELY FAMILY.....“Let us not forget parents and elders. Let us walk together so we get happiness by sharing our joys and sorrows,”

FIFTH PHERA – PROGENY.....“Let us observe all acts of charity. Let us walk together so we have family”

SIXTH PHERA – HEALTH.....“Let us live a long and peaceful life. Let us walk together so we have joy”

SEVENTH PHERA.....“Let us be friends with love and sacrifice. Let us walk together so we have friendship” 

I let Shilpa go ahead so that she can put a stage on fire. I prefer posture as free style dancer & I prefer, let each other enjoy this freedom....be whatever circumstances, I tried to be a true exhibitor of love, passion & compassionate which did reminds me of "7th phera of SAPTAPADI" as the content as described by Purohitji as below,

"They share the stage as to make a vow together. They shall share love, share the same food, share strengths, share the same tastes. We shall be of one mind, we shall observe the vows together. 

I shall be the Samaveda, you the Rigveda, 

I shall be the Upper World, you the Earth; 

I shall be the Sukhilam, you the Holder - together we shall live and beget children, and other riches; come thou, O sweet-worded girl!"

I wish to celebrate more and more years of togetherness so that i can celebrate more birthdays....

I wish you A Happy Birthday from the bottom my heart...... 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

 HAPPY HALLOWEEN

In USA, people give too much importance to Halloween festival where most Native American decorate their home in Halloween theme. Halloween means holy evening or All Saints Day.

In the eighth century, All Saints Day was celebrated to honour saints. The eve of All Saints Day was called All Hallows Eve which then came to be known as Halloween.

The custom of trick-or-treating, in which children dress up in costume and solicit treats from neighbors, became popular in the United States in the early 20th century as Irish and Scottish communities revived the Old World custom of “guising,” in which a person would dress in costume and tell a joke, recite a poem, or perform some other trick in exchange for a piece of fruit or other treat. By trick-or-treating for candy had become one of Halloween’s most popular activities. Today, Halloween is one of the biggest holidays for candy sales in the United States….

Daylight Saving- The Change Of Weather & Time

                                        

This is what I experience in USA that Daylight Saving Time is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from standard time during the summer months, and back again in the falls, in order to make better use of natural daylight.

Say from Daylight saving time 2020 in United States began at 2:00 AM on November'2019 (exactly when we migrated to USA) till April'2020. The Clocks are set forward 1 hour for DST in the spring. The sculpture is of "Six Public Clocks" in USA & many other countries too.

“Spring forward, fall back” is one of the little sayings used to remember which way to set your watch. You set your clock forward one hour in the spring when DST starts lose 1 hour), and back one hour when DST ends in the fall regain 1 hour). Though its funny but from past many years, same raga has been followed here in USA. Even many of my friends who stayed in different states of USA, had different timing in their watch.

Fyi, both the picture comparison captured on same time but on different months i.e. November'2019 & May'2020...