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Thread ceremony of my cousin, Dhruv

On the 26th of March, a Monday, I went to attend my cousin, Dhruv's 'thread ceremony' or ' Poonal ceremony.' There had been a shorter ceremony the day before at our grandparents' house where six priests had come and do some prayers. Thread Ceremony  I had to wake up at 6:30 am in the morning. I took a car to ' Ragasudha Hall' in Chennai. When I first arrived, I saw that the ceremony had already started. Most of the people were eating breakfast. The special thing was they were eating on a banana leaf. That is the specialty of the South Indians. I  also had breakfast - Vada (an Indian dish made up of ground pulses in the shape of a ball), Idli (a South Indian steamed cake of rice) and a sweet. After that, Dhruv and his parents were onstage and his dad had to repeat the prayers that the priest was saying. In total, there were also six priests again. They later had to pour water on Dhruv, which is a tradition to make him clean and wash away the bad

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is a professional soccer player who plays for the Portugal national football team and the club Real Madrid. He was born on 5 February 1985 where he is currently aged 34 years old. He has won 5 Ballon D' Or's which are awards given by France Football to outstanding players. His Ballon D' Or record is the same as Lionel Messi's who also has 5. He has also won 4 Golden Shoes. He has won the largest amount of goals in the top 5 European leagues that is 391 and counting. He has scored more that 600 senior career goals for his club and country. He used to be in Manchester United with three Premier League titles. For Real Madrid, he has won two La Liga titles, two Compas del Rey titles and few UEFA Champions League titles. He has also won two UEFA Super Cups and three FIFA club World Cups. Cristiano Ronaldo He is one of the best Portuguese football player of all time. He had shirt number 9 in Manchester and his first half in Real Madrid but then chan

Book review - The Shy Supergirl by Shabnam Minwalla

Finally, Shabnam Minwalla has written another Duckbill book called 'The Shy Supergirl'. The main character, Nina and her friend Buggy (whose actual name is Bhagat Roy) live in Venus Towers. Two things about Venus Towers made it different from the other nearby buildings.  The Shy Supergirl Firstly, there was something special about Nina. She had the powers to see if a person is naughty, happy or nice. She acted a little weird because of her powers, as she left her aunt at her house and made friends with some stranger at the grocery store! Secondly, was Ms. Khanna. She has a beautiful owl collection from owls all over the world. Her best owl was the Mexican owl. Buggy's cousins from the USA, Krish and Tania come to Buggy's house to stay. Nina's powers identify that they glittered with cunning and sneakiness. During the Christmas treasure hunt, Nina's team gets stuck in the lift when it was to get a chit from Ms. Khanna's house. Half an hour late