Dancing with sticks!
I had a crazy time on the weekend. A friend of mine is getting married next weekend and this weekend we went to his Raas-Garba ceremony. It’s an Indian ceremony with lots of dancing, entertaining & food. And nobody is allowed to sit. To quote his mom, “if you can walk, you can dance”. The first dance was a large circle that you walked around, spin back and forth, clapping your hands. Then we learned another dance which involved sticks. I can see why they don’t serve alcohol at this event - it could get dangerous if so. You get 2 sticks (picture 2 sections of a broomstick about 1.5 feet long) and you create 2 circles. Each person faces another person, so there are 2 concentric circles. There’s a bunch of different moves where you hit sticks with the person across from you and then you move on to the next person. Great way to meet everyone. No major injuries, but I did see a girl get hit in the head from the guy next to her. If you ever get a chance to go to an Indian (from India, not Native Indian) wedding, you have to go. Gotta practice my technique for the wedding next weekend