Lights and Vegetarian Food

Pretty lights.

Delicious Japanese vegetarian food. Yes, it is really vegetarian! 

Diwali Rangoli Rice Art

Diwali Rangoli Rice Art in school

My counselling school celebrated Diwali with a Rangoli Rice Art placed outside the General Office. :)

Happy Diwali 2015!

Happy Diwali to all my friends who celebrate the Festival of Lights! 

Happy Diwali

Juliane was invited to her K1 friend, Shloka's Diwali party. Diwali is also known as Deepavali or Festival of Lights. I thought it was a great opportunity for her to learn about another culture.

All the children were given their own small clay lamps (diyas) which they painted and decorated with glitters and stuff. The kids really enjoyed the hands-on activity. After the hands-on, it was dinner. I particularly enjoyed eating the rice cakes with lentil soup. :) It wasn't spicy at all! :) The highlight of the party was the "fireworks" for the children. The children played with sparklers amid lots of excitement and screaming lol.