Karva Chauth

Today was another festival. It was called Karva Chauth. It is the day where the women fast for the long life of their husbands. So all of the women in my office today came in all dressed up in fancy suits with their bindis and bangles and looking gorgeous. I commented and they said that it was because of the special day. The women are not supposed to even drink water if they are observing properly. When the moon rises they are supposed to pray to the moon and then look at there husband while they are having their first drink of water for the day.

One of the girls brought in an extra pair or bangles for me and it matched my outfit perfectly. They are sparkly and made of glass and every time I moved they would jingle. It was really distracting and hard to get used to. Everyone was talking about marriage all day long and their husbands or wives all day long. One of the guys in the office noticed that I was wearing the bangles and he said, "do you like the Indian culture?" I said yes, and then he said, "do you want to marry an Indian man?" I responded..."I don't think my boyfriend would be to happy if I did." They all laughed and they are just so amused that I am willing to try all of the things in their culture.