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.
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 things inside his body.
There was a lot of family excitement as all of his relatives and grandparents had come to attend the thread ceremony. Everyone talked with each other for some time and felt happy they were together. I felt a little bored as they were only saying prayers and smoke was coming into my eye.
At the end, everyone ate lunch at about 10:30! After that, everyone went home. It was interesting to see the South Indian culture and how they do the thread ceremony.
| Thread Ceremony |
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 things inside his body.
There was a lot of family excitement as all of his relatives and grandparents had come to attend the thread ceremony. Everyone talked with each other for some time and felt happy they were together. I felt a little bored as they were only saying prayers and smoke was coming into my eye.
At the end, everyone ate lunch at about 10:30! After that, everyone went home. It was interesting to see the South Indian culture and how they do the thread ceremony.
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